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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
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 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1937	Lagunas de Chacahua	Parque Nacional	100
2002	Playa de La Bahía de Chacahua	Santuario	<1
2008	Lagunas de Chacahua	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		53
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical semi-deciduous, Tropical semi-evergreen	32

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.