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Maderas Chihuahua


IBA Justification

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
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha EN resident 2016 90 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2023 near favourable very high high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happening now whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Residential and commercial development happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Pollution happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2001 Tutuaca Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Pine, Pine-oak, Temperate deciduous 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 100

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maderas Chihuahua (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maderas-chihuahua-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.