Point Conception 120W34N


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ashy Storm-petrel Hydrobates homochroa EN breeding (1974–2009) 490 birds A1, A4ii
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus VU resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2012 Kashtayit State Marine Conservation Area (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Point Conception 120W34N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/point-conception-120w34n-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.