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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus	VU	resident (-)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Greater Farallones	National Marine Sanctuary (V)	80
1989	Cordell Bank	National Marine Sanctuary (V)	19

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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 23/12/2024.