Point Conception 121W34N


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
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus VU breeding 1974-2009 107 individuals 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
1974 San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz Islands ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area 3
1980 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 13
2003 Richardson Rock (San Miguel Island) State Marine Reserve 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Point Conception 121W34N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/point-conception-121w34n-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.