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Sierra Fría


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis NT resident 1995 present A1
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus LC resident 1995 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Estatal.


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