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Isla Natividad


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
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas NT resident (2011) 1,500 birds A4, B1a, B3a
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus LC resident (2015) 4,920 birds A4, B3a
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni NT resident (2016) 2,000 birds B1a
Western Gull Larus occidentalis LC resident (2015) 4,854 birds A4, B3a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans NT winter (2015) 390 birds B1a
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus LC winter (2015) 980 birds B3a

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 El VizcaĆ­no Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia) 100
1993 El VizcaĆ­no UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 82
Shrubland 18 Scrub

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Natividad (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-natividad-iba-mexico on 25/12/2024.