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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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A1, A3
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	EN	resident (1995)	present	A1, A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Tufted Jay Cyanocorax dickeyi	NT	resident (1995)	present	A1, A3
Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae	VU	resident (1995)	present	A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	good (>90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Tropical coniferous; Tropical deciduous

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
other	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Las Bufas (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/las-bufas-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.