The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1989 | 44,925 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Redwoods National Park | ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area | 25,372 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Redwood National and State Parks | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 56,883 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Redwood | National Park | 46,838 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
False Klamath Rock | Special Closure | 7 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Del Norte Coast Redwoods | State Park | 2,598 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: False Klamath. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/false-klamath-iba-usa on 03/12/2023.