Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweetwater River Fee | Private Conservation Land | <1 |
| 1992 | Honeycomb Buttes | Wilderness Study Area | 2 |
| 1992 | Sand Dunes | Wilderness Study Area | 1 |
| 1992 | Alkali Draw | Wilderness Study Area | 1 |
| 1992 | South Pinnacles | Wilderness Study Area | 1 |
| 1992 | Alkali Basin/East Sand Dunes | Wilderness Study Area | 1 |
| 1992 | Red Lake | Wilderness Study Area | 1 |
| 1992 | Buffalo Hump | Wilderness Study Area | <1 |
| 1992 | Oregon Buttes | Wilderness Study Area | <1 |
| 1992 | Whitehorse Creek | Wilderness Study Area | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Red Desert (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/red-desert-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.