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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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2015	37 individuals	B1a
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja	LC	resident	2011	1,900 individuals	A4, B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	breeding	2011	1,400 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	breeding	2011	4,000 individuals	A4, B3a
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	winter	2019	2,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger	LC	breeding	2011	1,600 individuals	B3a
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2011	700 individuals	A4, B3a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	breeding	2011	9,000 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2011-2019	20,600 individuals	B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Laguna Madre	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	65
2005	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	78
2006	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	78

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		57
Shrubland	Scrub	9
Marine Intertidal		2
Forest	Mangrove	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	24
not utilised	2

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y estatal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Madre (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-madre-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.