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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus	EN	breeding	1974-2009	750 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Redwood	National Park	6
1974	Redwoods National Park	ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area	15
2012	Castle Rock	Special Closure	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pelican Bay, CA MAMU (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pelican-bay-ca-mamu-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.