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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha	EN	breeding (1995)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1939	Cumbres de Majalca	Parque Nacional (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	72	Gallery & riparian; Pine; Pine-oak; Tropical coniferous
Savanna	18
Other	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Riparian scrub & thickets

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	6
rangeland/pastureland	1
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra del Nido (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-del-nido-iba-mexico on 27/12/2024.