Lower San Pedro River


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- San Pedro River Properties Habitat, NRDAR Settlement (V) 5
- A-7 Ranch Local Conservation Area (V) <1
1989 Bingham Cienega Private Conservation Land (V) <1
1997 Dudleyville Private Conservation Land (V) 4
1999 Cascabel Private Conservation Land (V) 5
1999 A Conservation Easement (V) 1
2000 Upper San Pedro Private Conservation Land (V) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower San Pedro River (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-san-pedro-river-iba-usa on 16/12/2024.