False Klamath


IBA Justification

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
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1989) 44,925 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 Redwood National Park (V) 41
1974 Redwoods National Park ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area (V) 100
2012 False Klamath Rock Special Closure (Ia) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: False Klamath (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/false-klamath-iba-usa on 06/12/2024.