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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	EN	resident (2011)	33 individuals	A1

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.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	245 / 250 (breeding pairs)	98	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Papigochi	Protected Natural Area (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Pine-oak

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-

El 80 % de la propiedad es ejidal y el 20 % es de propiedad privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Papigochi (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/papigochi-iba-mexico on 15/01/2025.