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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident (2019)	38 birds	A1
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (2019)	32 birds	B1a
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis	EN	resident (2019)	17 birds	A1
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident (2018)	15 birds	A1
Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi	EN	resident (2010)	16 birds	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident (2019)	31 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	El Cielo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	73

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	84	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical coniferous; Tropical deciduous; Tropical semi-deciduous; Tropical semi-evergreen; Pine; Pine-oak; Tropical lowland evergreen
Shrubland	8	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	6
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Cielo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-cielo-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.