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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
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
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis	NT	resident	1995	present	A1
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A3
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	EN	resident	1995	min 100 individuals	A1, A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae	VU	resident	1995	present	A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	resident	1995	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

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' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	150	135	individuals	90	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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 management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2009	Janos	Reserva de la Biosfera	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous	99

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	99
rangeland/pastureland	1

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mesa de Guacamayas (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mesa-de-guacamayas-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.