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Isla Guadalupe


IBA Justification

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
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis NT breeding (2013) 288 birds B1a
Guadalupe Junco Junco insularis EN resident (2020) 45 birds A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Guadalupe Island Special Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve (-) 100
2005 Isla Guadalupe Reserva de la Biosfera (VI) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 54 Scrub
Marine Neritic 44
Artificial/Terrestrial 1 Improved pasture land
Forest 1 Palm forest; Tropical coniferous

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Guadalupe (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-guadalupe-iba-mexico on 26/12/2024.