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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
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2, 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	non-breeding	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

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
2012	Barranca del Ángel	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous, Pine, Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine-oak	60

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	31
rangeland/pastureland	8
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tlaxiaco (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tlaxiaco-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.