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Laguna de Mexicanos


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis LC winter (2020) 1,500 birds B3a
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus VU - (2020) 52 birds A1

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 23/12/2024.