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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida	LC	resident (2002–2012)	7 birds	A2
Grey-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius	LC	resident (2011–2014)	4 birds	A2
Bridled Sparrow Peucaea mystacalis	LC	resident (2011–2012)	7 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Sierra del Tentzo	Protected Natural Area (-)	100

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

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 27/12/2024.