Anza-Borrego Riparian


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding (2004) 100 males A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (III) 83
1994 Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness (Ib) 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anza-Borrego Riparian (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anza-borrego-riparian-iba-usa on 05/01/2025.