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Estero Lobos


IBA Justification

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
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus NT winter 2017 370 individuals B1a, B3a
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa VU winter 2017 6,391 individuals A4, B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2017 26,761 individuals B3b

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2008 Complejo Lagunar Bahía Guásimas - Estero Lobos Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
tourism/recreation -
fisheries/aquaculture -
other -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estero Lobos (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estero-lobos-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.