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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (2010) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Bodie Mountain | Wilderness Study Area | 8 |
- | Bodie | Wilderness Study Area | 5 |
- | Mount Biedeman | Wilderness Study Area | 5 |
- | Chidago Canyon | Wilderness Study Area | 2 |
- | Sentinel Meadow | Research Natural Area | 1 |
- | Indiana Summit | Research Natural Area | <1 |
2014 | WRP_Mono, CA (06051) | Environmental System | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mono Highlands (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mono-highlands-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.