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 |
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Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis | LC | winter | 2020 | 1,500 individuals | B3a |
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus | VU | - | 2020 | 52 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.
Land use | % of IBA |
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agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna de Mexicanos (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-de-mexicanos-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.