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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
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 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	63
2006	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	63

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

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 24/12/2024.