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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Los Tuxtlas	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	100
2006	Los Tuxtlas	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Mangrove

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 23/12/2024.