Complejo Lagunar San Quintín
Location
Baja California, Mexico
Category
Regional
Basis for Designation
More than 35,000 shorebirds annually, including more than 1% of the biogeographic population of Black-bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola), federally threatened Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus), Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus), and Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa).
Size
37,752 hectares (93,287 acres)
Date Designated
September 2008
Site Owner
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), and the Coalition for the Protection of Bahía San Quintín (a coalition of partners representing State government, 18 ejidos, and two private landowners).
Site Partners
Same as above.
Overview
In September 2008, the WHSRN Hemispheric Council voted unanimously to approve Complejo Lagunar San Quintín on the western coast of Baja California, Mexico, as a WHSRN Site of Regional Importance. This 37,752-hectare (92,247-acre) lagoon complex includes Bahía de San Quintín, a designated Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention and a national Important Bird Area (AICA No. 102). The WHSRN site hosts more than 35,000 shorebirds annually, including more than 1% of the biogeographic population of Black-bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola), federally threatened Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus), Willets (Tringa semipalmata), Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus), and Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa). In total, 23 species of shorebirds rely on this site.
Those who have made the commitment to conserve and manage this WHSRN site for shorebirds include the National Commission on Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) and the Coalition for the Protection of San Quintín—a coalition of partners representing State government, 18 ejidos (communally owned lands), nongovernmental organizations, and private landowners.
