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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	2019	23,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea	NT	non-breeding	2018	290 individuals	B1a
Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas	NT	resident	2018	476 individuals	B1a
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	breeding	2011	5,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	resident	2018	515 individuals	A4, B1a, B3a
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus	LC	non-breeding	2012	4,188 individuals	A4, B3a
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa	VU	non-breeding	2012	19,772 individuals	A4, B3a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2018	75 individuals	B1a
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	non-breeding	2020	2,710 individuals	A4, B3a
Willet Tringa semipalmata	LC	non-breeding	2012	3,092 individuals	A4, B3a
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger	LC	non-breeding	2018	370 individuals	B3a
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni	NT	resident	2017	804 individuals	B1a
Western Gull Larus occidentalis	LC	resident	2017	4,000 individuals	A4, B3a
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2011	420 individuals	B3a
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	non-breeding	2019	301 individuals	B1a
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	resident	2018	250 individuals	B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2012-2020	57,272 individuals	B3b

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
2008	Bahía de San Quintín	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	34
2014	Reserva Natural Punta Mazo	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	2
2016	Islas del Pacífico de la Península de Baja California	Reserva de la Biosfera	13
2017	Reserva Natural Monte Ceniza	Área Destinada Voluntariamente a la Conservación	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		62
Shrubland	Scrub	12
Marine Intertidal		6
Savanna		6

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	11
not utilised	1
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
other	-

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, federal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Área de San Quintín (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/área-de-san-quintín-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.