Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis | EN | resident | 2019 | 18 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2022 | favourable | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis | 100 | 100 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Santuario del Loro Huasteco | Zona Sujeta Conservacion Ecologica y de Valor Esce | <1 |
| 2003 | La Vega Escondida | Zona Especial sujeta a Conservación Ecológica | <1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation | 16 |
| Forest | Mangrove, Tropical coniferous, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous | 7 |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 67 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 25 |
| forestry | 7 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 3 |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales del Sur de Tamaulipas y Norte de Veracruz (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-del-sur-de-tamaulipas-y-norte-de-veracruz-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.