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The site was identified as important in 2023 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
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens	NT	resident	2022	70 individuals	B1a
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus	NT	winter	2019	30 individuals	B1a
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus	NT	winter	2022	69 individuals	B1a
Mexican Woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi	VU	resident	2022	72 individuals	A1
Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus	NT	resident	2022	30 individuals	B1a
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident	2022	120 adults	A1
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident	2019	36 individuals	B1a
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident	2022	368 adults	B1a
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	2016	34 individuals	A1
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	2022	44 adults	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2021	33 individuals	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2022	133 adults	A1
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus	NT	resident	2022	100 individuals	B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Sierra de Manantlán	Reserva de la Biosfera	60
1988	Sierra de Manantlán	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine, Pine-oak, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	84

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	13
rangeland/pastureland	1
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y estatal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Manantlán (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-manantlán-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.