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Tacámbaro


IBA Justification

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
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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 50 Tropical deciduous; Tropical coniferous; Pine-oak; Montane broadleaf evergreen

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 23/12/2024.