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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Golden-crowned Emerald Cynanthus auriceps	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Colima Pygmy-owl Glaucidium palmarum	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident (1995)	present	A3
Flammulated Flycatcher Deltarhynchus flammulatus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Yellow-winged Cacique Cassiculus melanicterus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2008)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1937	Lagunas de Chacahua	Parque Nacional (II)	100
2002	Playa de La Bahía de Chacahua	Santuario (II)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	53
Forest	32	Mangrove; Tropical semi-deciduous; Tropical semi-evergreen

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	9
agriculture	7

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna de Chacahua - Pastoría (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-de-chacahua--pastoría-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.