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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans | LC | - | - | present | A4i |
Neotropical Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum | LC | breeding | - | present | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Robbins Butte | Wildlife Area | 6 |
- | Powers Butte | Wildlife Area | 3 |
- | Arlington | Wildlife Area | 1 |
- | Base and Meridian | Wildlife Area | 1 |
- | Green Tract | Waterfowl | <1 |
- | Sovereign Land Transfer | Habitat | <1 |
- | GSA Tract | Small Game Habitat | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Salt and Gila Riparian Ecosystem (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-salt-and-gila-riparian-ecosystem-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.