Beaverhead Sage-steppe


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus NT resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Montana State Trust Lands (VI) 1
1932 Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 1
1992 Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study Area (Ib) 2
2000 Centennial Valley Macrosite Easement (V) 3
2006 Centennial Valley Macrosite Fee Private Conservation (V) 1
2006 Centennial Valley Macrosite Permit Private Conservation (V) <1
2009 Centennial Valley Macrosite Permit Private Conservation (V) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beaverhead Sage-steppe (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/beaverhead-sage-steppe-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.