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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	breeding (1991)	2,200 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2012	Bolsa Chica Basin	State Marine Conservation Area (Ia)	57
2012	Bolsa Bay	State Marine Conservation Area (V)	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolsa Chica (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolsa-chica-iba-usa on 22/12/2024.