Bird Conservation Region 46
Sur
del Altiplano Mexicano
The Altiplano Sur is located in central Mexico, occupying parts of the
states of Querétaro, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, and Michoacán.
This region’s historic landscape has been transformed by human settlements,
agriculture, forestry, and cattle ranching. It is now characterized by
shrublands and mixed forests. The BCR’s only IBA, Sierra de Santa
Rosa, has 14 different oak species and provides habitat for priority birds,
such as Ocellated Thrasher, Violetcrowned Hummingbird, Rufous-backed Robin,
Russet Nightingale-Thrush, Red Warbler, Blue Mockingbird, Aztec Thrush,
and Worthen’s Sparrow.
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