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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2019	1,800 individuals	B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident	2015	35 individuals	B1a
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	non-breeding	2011	5,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus	LC	resident	2012	2,310 individuals	A4, B3a
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia	LC	winter	2010	90 individuals	A4, B3a
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni	NT	resident	2015	1,514 individuals	B1a
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens	LC	winter	2010	600 individuals	B3a
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens	LC	resident	2011	600 individuals	A4, B3a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	winter	2010	970 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	winter	2010	300 individuals	B3a
Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri	VU	resident	2018	52 individuals	A1

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Islas del Golfo de California	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	100
2009	Canal del Infiernillo y esteros del territorio Comcaac	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	13

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub	58
Marine Neritic		41
Forest	Mangrove	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Tenencia de la tierra: La Isla Tiburón pertenece al grupo seri.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Tiburón-Canal Infiernillo-Estero Santa Rosa (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-tiburón-canal-infiernillo-estero-santa-rosa-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.