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.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Dry Creek Bench | Area of Critical Environmental Concern | <1 |
- | East Fork Trout Creek | Area of Critical Environmental Concern | <1 |
1992 | Fifteenmile Creek | Wilderness Study Area | 10 |
1992 | Oregon Canyon | Wilderness Study Area | 9 |
1992 | Disaster Peak | Wilderness Study Area | 7 |
1992 | Willow Creek | Wilderness Study Area | 6 |
1992 | Twelvemile Creek | Wilderness Study Area | 6 |
1992 | Mahogany Ridge | Wilderness Study Area | 6 |
1992 | Red Mountain | Wilderness Study Area | 3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oregon Canyon and Trout Creek Mountains (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oregon-canyon-and-trout-creek-mountains-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.