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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident (2011)	390 birds	A4, B1a, B3a
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia	LC	winter (2019)	102 birds	A4, B3a
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	winter (2019)	42 birds	B1a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	winter (2019)	45 birds	B1a
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	winter (2019)	75 birds	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Yum Balam	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	95

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	51	Mangrove; Tropical deciduous; Tropical lowland evergreen; Tropical semi-deciduous; Tropical semi-evergreen
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Savanna	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	2
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yum Balam (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yum-balam-iba-mexico on 23/12/2024.