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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2012	2,758 individuals	B3a
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana	LC	non-breeding	2017	10,154 individuals	A4, B3a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	winter	2017	44 individuals	B1a, B3a
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa	VU	non-breeding	2017	13,378 individuals	A4, B3a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2018	35 individuals	B1a
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri	LC	non-breeding	2017	47,502 individuals	A4, B3a
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger	LC	non-breeding	2011	116 individuals	B3a
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni	NT	resident	2015	300 individuals	B1a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	non-breeding	2018	32 individuals	B1a
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	-	2017	71,034 individuals	B3b, B3c

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Humedales de Yavaros - Moroncarit	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	35

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		32
Marine Intertidal		27
Shrubland	Scrub	17
Forest	Mangrove	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	22
urban/industrial/transport	1
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, privada y federal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zonas Húmedas de Yávaros (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zonas-húmedas-de-yávaros-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.