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Sierra Catorce


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni EN resident 2013-2017 4-36 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 25
agriculture 20
tourism/recreation 10
urban/industrial/transport 5
urban/industrial/transport 5
forestry -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Catorce (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-catorce-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.