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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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident	2018	1,000 individuals	B3a
White Ibis Eudocimus albus	LC	resident	2011	4,500 individuals	A4, B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident	2020	30 individuals	B1a
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	non-breeding	2011	7,500 individuals	A4, B3a

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
1999	Los Petenes	Reserva de la Biosfera	27
2000	Ría Celestun	Reserva de la Biosfera	16
2000	Ría Celestun	Reserva de la Biosfera	7
2004	Reserva de la Biosfera Los Petenes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	41
2004	Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	23
2004	Ría Celestún	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	42
Unknown		13
Savanna		4
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
rangeland/pastureland	6

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Petenes (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-petenes-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.