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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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident	2016	500 individuals	B3a
Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza	NT	resident	2018	46 individuals	B1a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	breeding	2019	31 individuals	B1a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	winter	2017	52 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
2000	Dzilam	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	63
2005	Reserva Estatal de Dzilam	Reserva Estatal	43
2009	Anillo de Cenotes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2010	Ciénagas y Manglares de la Costa Norte de Yucatán	Reserva Estatal	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	43
Marine Neritic		31
Shrubland	Scrub	8
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	41
not utilised	2
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada, mixta y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Estatal de Dzilam (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-estatal-de-dzilam-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.