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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
Baird's Junco Junco bairdi	NT	resident	2013	167 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
1994	Sierra La Laguna	Reserva de la Biosfera	30
1994	Sierra La Laguna	Reserva de la Biosfera	21
2003	Sierra La Laguna	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	50
2008	Sistema Ripario de la Cuenca y Estero de San José del Cabo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	36

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Palm forest, Pine, Pine-oak, Tropical deciduous	99

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Federal, ejidal y privada.

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