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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
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis	EN	resident	2016	28 individuals	A1
Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi	EN	resident	2019	417 individuals	A1

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	Cumbres de Monterrey	Parque Nacional	46
2006	Cumbres de Monterrey	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	47
2009	Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan	Área de Protección de los Recursos Naturales	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Pine, Pine-oak, Tropical coniferous	62
Shrubland	Scrub	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	5
rangeland/pastureland	2
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
other	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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