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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2002 |
Mineral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
Area Subject to Ecological Conservation (-) |
-
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
major (>10) |
Gallery & riparian; Tropical deciduous |
| Grassland |
minor (<10) |
Second-growth & grazed |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
minor (<10) |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Mineral de Nuestra Señora (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-mineral-de-nuestra-señora-iba-mexico on 08/01/2025.
