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Tacámbaro


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
White-fronted Swift Cypseloides storeri DD resident 1995 present A3
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus LC resident 1995 present A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis LC resident 1995 present A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis LC resident 1995 present A3
Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis LC resident 1995 present A3
Grey-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus LC resident 1995 present A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola LC resident 1995 present A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis LC resident 1995 present A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus LC resident 1995 present A3
Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai LC resident 1995 present A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus LC resident 1995 present A3
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus LC resident 1995 present A3
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei LC resident 1995 present A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa LC resident 1995 present A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons LC non-breeding 1995 present A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra LC resident 1995 present A3
Slate-blue Seedeater Amaurospiza relicta LC resident 1995 present A1, A3

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Tropical deciduous, Tropical coniferous, Pine-oak, Montane broadleaf evergreen 50
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 40
rangeland/pastureland 8
urban/industrial/transport minor (<10)

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tacámbaro (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tacámbaro-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.