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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2019)	37 birds	B1a
Wood Stork Mycteria americana	LC	resident (2011)	2,250 birds	A4, B3a
White Ibis Eudocimus albus	LC	breeding (2011)	5,400 birds	A4, B3a
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident (2012)	50 birds	B1a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	winter (2019)	34 birds	B1a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	winter (2019)	30 birds	B1a
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	LC	resident (2019)	178 birds	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Sian Ka'an	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	78
1987	Sian Ka'an	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	78
1994	Uaymil	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	15
2000	Sian Ka'an	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	47
2000	Sian Ka'an	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	31
2000	Sian Ka'An	Biosphere Reserve (VI)	93

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	81	Tropical semi-deciduous; Tropical deciduous; Second-growth & disturbed; Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	99
tourism/recreation	1
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sian Ka'an (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sian-kaan-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.