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Isla San Ildefonso


IBA Justification

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
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni NT resident 2015 200 individuals B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2000 Islas del Golfo de California Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna 100

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla San Ildefonso (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-san-ildefonso-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.