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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
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis	EN	resident	2019	20 individuals	A1
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident	2019-2020	70-100 individuals	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2019	50-60 individuals	A1

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 (2022) 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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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
1994	Sierra del Abra Tanchipa	Reserva de la Biosfera	22

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	97

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	2

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra del Abra - Tanchipa (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-del-abra--tanchipa-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.