Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | resident | 2009 | 30,000 individuals | A4i |
| American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | LC | non-breeding | 2009 | 2,088 individuals | A4i |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | passage | 2009 | 28,710 individuals | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | passage | 2009 | 2,000 individuals | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 100 |
| 2006 | Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | - |
| 2012 | Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano | Parque Nacional | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (Mexico). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sistema-arrecifal-veracruzano-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.