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Laguna de Mexicanos


IBA Justification

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
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

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
forestry -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.


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.