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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 (2012)	32 birds	A1
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (2020)	54 birds	B1a
Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai	VU	resident (2012)	47 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Selva El Ocote	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	97
2000	Selva El Ocote (Core zone)	Biosphere Reserve Core Zone (Ia)	100
2006	Selva El Ocote	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	97

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	85	Tropical semi-evergreen; Tropical deciduous
Savanna	1
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	12

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.

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