Beaverhead Sage-steppe


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Montana State Trust Lands 1
1932 Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 1
1992 Henneberry Ridge Wilderness Study Area 2
2000 Centennial Valley Macrosite Easement 3
2006 Centennial Valley Macrosite Fee Private Conservation 1
2006 Centennial Valley Macrosite Permit Private Conservation <1
2009 Centennial Valley Macrosite Permit Private Conservation 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 23/11/2024.