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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
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia	EN	winter (2017)	47 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1959	Lagunas de Montebello	Parque Nacional (II)	3
2009	Lagunas de Montebello	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	74	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical coniferous; Tropical semi-evergreen
Savanna	10
Wetlands (inland)	1	Freshwater lakes & pools

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	10
other	4

Tenencia de la tierra: Federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas de Montebello (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-de-montebello-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.