Key Biodiversity Areas

Estero Santa Cruz (44539)
Mexico, Central America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesEgretta rufescensReddish EgretNT2015D1alink-icon
AvesSterna elegansElegant TernNT2015B1, D1alink-icon
AvesLimosa fedoaMarbled GodwitLC2015D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLarus heermanniHeermann's GullNT2015link-icon
AvesHaematopus palliatusAmerican OystercatcherLC2015link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Estero Santa Cruz . 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 19, 2025.