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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
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis	NT	resident (1995)	present	A1
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	passage (1995)	present	A1
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii	LC	non-breeding (1995)	present	A1
Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla	NT	breeding (1995)	present	A1, A3
Colima Warbler Leiothlypis crissalis	LC	breeding (1995)	present	A1, A2, A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	non-breeding (1995)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Maderas del Carmen	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	100
2006	Maderas del Carmen	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	72	Pine; Pine-oak; Tropical coniferous
Savanna	19
Shrubland	7	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Privada y mixta.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Maderas del Carmen (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-maderas-del-carmen-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.