Grand Canyon National Park- Raptor Migration Points


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis NT resident - present A1
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CR resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1919 Grand Canyon National Park 100
1979 Grand Canyon National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 100
2003 Grand Canyon Proposed or Recom Recommended Wilderness 86


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grand Canyon National Park- Raptor Migration Points (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grand-canyon-national-park-raptor-migration-points-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.