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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	2019	42 individuals	A1
Tuxtla Quail-Dove Zentrygon carrikeri	EN	resident	2018	66 individuals	A1
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica	VU	passage	2013	150 individuals	A1
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident	2016	3,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	resident	2015	3,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna	NT	resident	2020	100 individuals	B1a

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
1998	Los Tuxtlas	Reserva de la Biosfera	100
2004	Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3
2006	Los Tuxtlas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	26

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	72
water management	2

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Tuxtlas (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-tuxtlas-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.