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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Barred Owl Strix varia	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A3
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	EN	resident	1995	present	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae	VU	resident	1995	present	A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra	LC	resident	1995	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-deciduous	99
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	99
rangeland/pastureland	1
agriculture	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guacamayita (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guacamayita-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.