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The site was identified as important in 2015 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
Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida	LC	resident	2002-2012	7 individuals	A2
Grey-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius	LC	resident	2011-2014	4 individuals	A2
Bridled Sparrow Peucaea mystacalis	LC	resident	2011-2012	7 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2011	Sierra del Tentzo	Protected Natural Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Second-growth & grazed	55
Forest		17
Wetlands (inland)		12

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55

Privada  (48%)
Comunal/ejidal (40%)
Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre(12%)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Presa de Valsequillo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/presa-de-valsequillo-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.