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Cuenca del Río Yaqui


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Military Macaw Ara militaris VU resident 1995 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Privada y ejidal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuenca del Río Yaqui (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuenca-del-río-yaqui-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.