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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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Ecosistema Ajos - Bavispe, zona de influencia Cuenca Río San Pedro	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
2011	Rancho El Aribabi Fracción A	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2012	El Aribabi Fraccion B	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2012	Fraccion C del predio rustico Los Guerigos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2012	Predio Potrero de los Silos, Potrero Los Amorosos y Predio Los Vallecitos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2013	Los Fresnos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2015	La Mariquita	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1
2017	Bavispe	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna		32
Forest	Gallery & riparian, Pine, Pine-oak, Tropical coniferous, Tropical deciduous	30
Shrubland	Scrub	30
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privado.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sistema de Sierras de la Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sistema-de-sierras-de-la-sierra-madre-occidental-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.