Point Conception 120W34N


IBA Justification

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
Ashy Storm-petrel Hydrobates homochroa EN breeding 1974-2009 490 individuals A1, A4ii
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 (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2012 Kashtayit State Marine Conservation Area <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 23/11/2024.