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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
West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Bare-throated Tiger-heron Tigrisoma mexicanum	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A4i
Neotropical Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum	LC	resident	1995	common	A4i
Colima Pygmy-owl Glaucidium palmarum	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident	1995	uncommon	A1
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident	1995	present	A1
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident	1995	present	A2, A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	1995	common	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	1995	common	A1
Flammulated Flycatcher Deltarhynchus flammulatus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii	LC	non-breeding	1995	present	A1
Black-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax colliei	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A3
San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus	LC	resident	1995	common	A2, A3
Yellow-winged Cacique Cassiculus melanicterus	LC	resident	1995	abundant	A3
Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A3
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A3

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical semi-deciduous	67
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools	33

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Presa Cajón de Peñas (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/presa-cajón-de-peñas-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.