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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
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident (2017)	31 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Pantanos de Centla	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	58
2006	Pantanos de Centla	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	58

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	75	Gallery & riparian; Mangrove; Tropical semi-deciduous
Wetlands (inland)	10	Freshwater marshes & swamps

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	25

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pantanos de Centla (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pantanos-de-centla-iba-mexico on 21/12/2024.