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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
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	non-breeding (2013)	35 birds	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Islas del Golfo de California	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	100

Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Espíritu Santo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-espíritu-santo-iba-mexico on 22/12/2024.