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Ciénega de Tláhuac


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii LC resident (2018) 50 birds B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (2019) 20,000 birds B3b

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 99 Bogs; Freshwater marshes & swamps

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 58
urban/industrial/transport 24
rangeland/pastureland 7
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y estatal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ciénega de Tláhuac (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ciénega-de-tláhuac-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.