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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2017	58 individuals	A1
Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus	EN	resident	2020	22 individuals	A1
Black Swift Cypseloides niger	VU	breeding	2020	45 individuals	A1
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica	VU	passage	2017	35 individuals	A1
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	resident	2014	33 individuals	B1a
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	2017	58 individuals	A1
Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi	VU	resident	2013	83 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	El Triunfo (Core zone)	Biosphere Reserve Core Zone	100
1990	El Triunfo	Reserva de la Biosfera	53
1993	El Triunfo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	53
2000	Pico El Loro-Paxtal	Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica	14
2009	Zona de Protección Forestal en los terrenos que se encuentran en los municipios de La Concordia, Angel Albino Corzo, Villa Flores y Jiquipilas	Área de Protección de los Recursos Naturales	11
2016	Las Nubes	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-evergreen	85

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	7
agriculture	6

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, comunal, privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Triunfo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-triunfo-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.