MX285
Presa Laguna de Zumpango


IBA Justification

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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC winter (2020) 47,428 birds B3a
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii LC breeding (2020) 408 birds A4, B3a
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi LC resident (2020) 2,567 birds B3a
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC winter (2011) 4,350 birds A4, B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a - (2020) 50,403 birds B3b

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Presa Laguna de Zumpango (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/presa-laguna-de-zumpango-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.