Point Arena, CA


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus VU resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1981 Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 80
1989 Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary 19


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Point Arena, CA (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/point-arena-ca-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.