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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	78
2006	Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	78

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

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 23/12/2024.