Jepson Grasslands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus NT non-breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Wilcox Ranch Unknown 8
- Calhoun Cut Ecological Reserve 3
1980 Jepson Prairie Preserve 4
2001 Delta Easement 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jepson Grasslands (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jepson-grasslands-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.