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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2012	Barranca del Ángel	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación (VI)	<1

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

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 23/12/2024.