Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2011 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 (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1936 Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge 98
1972 Poker Jim Ridge Propo Proposed Wilderness 7
1972 Poker Jim Ridge Research Natural Area <1
1991 South Warner Basin Private Conservation Land <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hart-mountain-national-antelope-refuge-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.