Key Biodiversity Areas

Volcanes Iztaccíhuatl - Popocatépetl (10223)
Mexico, Central America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AmphibiaAmbystoma leoraeLEORA'S STREAM SALAMANDERCR2018A1elink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesGeothlypis nelsoniHooded YellowthroatLC2008link-icon
AvesErgaticus ruberRed WarblerLC2008link-icon
AvesStreptoprocne semicollarisWhite-naped SwiftLC2008link-icon
AvesOriturus superciliosusStriped SparrowLC2008link-icon
AvesCampylorhynchus megalopterusGrey-barred WrenLC2008link-icon
AvesToxostoma ocellatumOcellated ThrasherLC2008link-icon
AvesDendrortyx macrouraLong-tailed Wood-partridgeLC2008link-icon
AvesAtthis heloisaBumblebee HummingbirdLC2008link-icon
AvesAtlapetes pileatusRufous-capped Brush-finchLC2008link-icon
AvesCatharus occidentalisRusset Nightingale-thrushLC2008link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Volcanes Iztaccíhuatl - Popocatépetl. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 15, 2025.