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Istmo de Tehuantepec-Mar Muerto
Location Mexico, Chiapas,Oaxaca
Central coordinates 94o 30.00' West  16o 30.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iv
Area 870,212 ha
Altitude 0 - 1,500m
Year of IBA assessment 2012

Pronatura (Affiliate)



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra -  -  -  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Wood Stork Mycteria americana -  -  -  medium  A4i, A4iv  Least Concern 
White Ibis Eudocimus albus -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens breeding  -  -  medium  A1, A4i  Near Threatened 
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos -  -  -  poor    Least Concern 
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura passage  -  -  medium  A4iv  Least Concern 
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni passage  -  -  medium  A4ii, A4iv  Least Concern 
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola non-breeding  -  -  medium  A4i, A4iv  Least Concern 
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Little Stint Calidris minuta -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Elegant Tern Sterna elegans -  -  -  medium  A1, A4i  Near Threatened 
Least Tern Sterna antillarum -  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Black Tern Chlidonias niger non-breeding  -  -  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi -  -  -  -  A3  Vulnerable 
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Golden-crowned Emerald Chlorostilbon auriceps -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Green-fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii -  -  -  -    Near Threatened 
White-throated Magpie-jay Calocitta formosa -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis -  -  -  -  A2, A3  Least Concern 
Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yellow-winged Cacique Cacicus melanicterus -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 
Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow Peucaea sumichrasti -  -  -  -  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Rose-bellied Bunting Passerina rositae -  -  -  -  A2, A3  Near Threatened 
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii -  -  -  -  A3  Least Concern 

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Istmo de Tehuantepec-Mar Muerto. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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