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Isla San Jerónimo


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus LC breeding 1995 present A4i
Western Gull Larus occidentalis LC breeding 1995 present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
other -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.


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