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Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo


IBA Justification

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
Bearded Wood-partridge Dendrortyx barbatus VU resident 2014 present A1, A2, A3
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies LC resident 2014 present A3
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus LC resident 2014 present A3
Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae LC resident 2014 present A3
Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa LC resident 2014 present A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis LC resident 2014 present A3
Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl Glaucidium sanchezi NT resident 2014 present A2, A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus LC resident 2014 present A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis LC resident 2014 present A3
Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus LC resident 2014 15 individuals A3
Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis EN resident 2014 present A1, A2
White-striped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes leucogaster LC resident 2014 present A3
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons LC resident 2014 3 individuals A3
Pine Flycatcher Empidonax affinis LC resident 2014 present A3
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax LC resident 2014 11 individuals A3
Chestnut-sided Shrike-vireo Vireolanius melitophrys LC resident 2014 present A3
Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus LC resident 2014 30 individuals A2
Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nanus NT - 2014 present A1, A2, A3
Unicolored Jay Aphelocoma unicolor LC resident 2014 35 individuals A3
Transvolcanic Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina LC resident 2014 present A3
Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi LC resident 2014 present A3
Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri LC resident 2014 22 individuals A3
Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis LC resident 2014 83 individuals A3
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor LC resident 2014 15 individuals A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola LC resident 2014 present A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis LC resident 2014 present A3
Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus LC resident 2014 11 individuals A3
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus LC resident 2014 80 individuals A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus LC resident 2014 present A3
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis LC resident 2014 present A3
Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei LC resident 2014 23 individuals A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus LC resident 2014 16 individuals A3
Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri LC resident 2014 present A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa LC resident 2014 7 individuals A3
Hooded Yellowthroat Geothlypis nelsoni LC resident 2014 11 individuals A3
Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli LC resident 2014 47 individuals A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons LC resident 2014 present A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra LC resident 2014 present A3
Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus LC resident 2014 8 individuals A3
Crimson-collared Grosbeak Caryothraustes celaeno LC resident 2014 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2004 Reserva Privada Finca Tegolome Other <1
2004 Zona de Preservación Ecológica de los Centros de Población Cerro El Aguacatillo Other <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine-oak, Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-evergreen 72
Shrubland Semi-humid/humid montane scrub 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
forestry minor (<10)

Land ownership
- Comunal/ Ejidal
- Privada 




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tlanchinol-y-bosques-de-montaña-del-noreste-de-hidalgo-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.