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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
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis	EN	resident	1995	present	A2
Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
Altamira Yellowthroat Geothlypis flavovelata	NT	resident	1995	present	A2
Crimson-collared Grosbeak Caryothraustes celaeno	LC	resident	1995	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Laguna Madre	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2005	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	63
2006	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	63

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers	23
Forest		18
Shrubland	Scrub	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	48

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desembocadura del Río Soto La Marina (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desembocadura-del-río-soto-la-marina-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.