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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
Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa	VU	resident (1995)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2004)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Freshwater lakes & pools
Forest	4	Tropical deciduous
Savanna	4

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
urban/industrial/transport	2

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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