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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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident (2018)	68 birds	A1
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata	CR	resident (2017)	17 birds	A1
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident (2018)	54 birds	A1
Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi	VU	resident (2018)	30 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Volcán Tacaná	Reserva de la Biosfera (VI)	10
2006	Volcan Tacaná	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	27	Pine; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Pine-oak
Other	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	68
urban/industrial/transport	2
rangeland/pastureland	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Tacaná (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-tacaná-iba-mexico on 25/12/2024.