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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
Baird's Junco Junco bairdi	NT	resident (2013)	167 birds	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Sierra La Laguna	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	30
1994	Sierra La Laguna	Reserva de la Biosfera (Ia)	21
2003	Sierra La Laguna	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	50

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

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 27/12/2024.