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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident (1995)	uncommon	A1
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (1995)	present	A1
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A1, A2
Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A1, A3
Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai	VU	resident (1996)	rare	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Cañón del Sumidero	Parque Nacional (II)	3
2000	Selva El Ocote	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	2
2006	Selva El Ocote	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	76	Tropical deciduous; Pine-oak; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical coniferous; Tropical semi-deciduous; Tropical semi-evergreen
Unknown	1
Savanna	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	10
agriculture	9
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Corredor Laguna Bélgica - Sierra Limón - Cañón Sumidero (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/corredor-laguna-bélgica--sierra-limón--cañón-sumidero-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.