Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens | NT | resident (2018) | 49 birds | B1a |
| Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii | LC | resident (2011) | 4,800 birds | A4, B3a |
| Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum | LC | resident (2011) | 1,490 birds | B3a |
| Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia | LC | winter (2011) | 252 birds | A4, B3a |
| Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus | NT | winter (2012) | 219 birds | B1a, B3a |
| Black Skimmer Rynchops niger | LC | winter (2010) | 500 birds | B3a |
| Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni | NT | resident (2012) | 180 birds | B1a |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | winter (2011) | 4,000 birds | A4, B3a |
| Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri | LC | winter (2017) | 2,193 birds | A4, B3a |
| Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans | NT | winter (2011) | 9,398 birds | A4, B1a, B3a |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | winter (2019) | 444 birds | B3a |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | - (2011) | 20,539 birds | B3b |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 57 | |
| Shrubland | 17 | Scrub |
| Marine Intertidal | 12 | |
| Forest | 2 | Mangrove |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estero Cardonal (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estero-cardonal-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.