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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
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis	NT	resident (1995)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Rancho El Aribabi Fracción A	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2012	El Aribabi Fraccion B	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2012	Fraccion C del predio rustico Los Guerigos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2012	Predio Potrero de los Silos, Potrero Los Amorosos y Predio Los Vallecitos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2013	Los Fresnos	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2015	La Mariquita	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1
2017	Bavispe	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	3

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

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 26/12/2024.