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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Swift Cypseloides niger	VU	passage	2016	30 individuals	A1
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus	NT	winter	2019	35 individuals	B1a
Mexican Woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi	VU	resident	2021	37 individuals	A1
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident	2018	25 individuals	A1
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident	2020	30 individuals	B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Sierra de San Juan	Reserva de la Biosfera Estatal	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-deciduous	76

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	22
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Ecológica Sierra de San Juan (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-ecológica-sierra-de-san-juan-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.