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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident (2021)	18 individuals	A1
Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius	NT	resident (2015)	39 individuals	B1a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Sierra de Álamos-Río Cuchujaqui	Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (VI)	39
2007	Sierra de Álamos-Río Cuchujaqui	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	78	Tropical deciduous; Tropical coniferous; Pine-oak
Wetlands (inland)	2	Rivers
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	18
rangeland/pastureland	1
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Álamos-Río Mayo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/álamos-río-mayo-iba-mexico on 08/01/2025.