Description

At its January 2008 meeting, the WHSRN Hemispheric Council voted unanimously to approve Ensenada de Pabellones in Sinaloa, Mexico, as a WHSRN Site of International Importance. This 45,000-hectare site contains a variety of coastal habitats that host more than 300,000 wintering shorebirds representing species such as Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), and American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana). It also is part of the “Gulf of California Islands” Flora and Fauna Protection Area, an Important Bird Conservation Area (AICA No. 146), and a candidate Wetland of International Importance under Ramsar.

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Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region:
Mexico, State of Sinaloa

Relative Location:
Coastal, in Municipality of Culiacán.

Latitude/Longitude:
24° 26´24.46” N y 107° 33´43.02” O

Category:
International

Basis for Designation:
More than 100,000 shorebirds per year.

Size:
45,000 hectares (111,150 acres)

Joined:
January 2008

Site Owner/Steward:
The property is privately owned, but Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. holds a conservation easement on it.

Site Partners:
Pronatura Noroeste, A.C., and National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP).

Human Population within 100 km:

Contact:
Cecilia García Chavelas
Director of the Regional Office for the “Gulf of California Islands” Flora and Fauna Protection Area
National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)
cgchavel@conanp.gob.mx
[011][52](667) 716-8982