San Antonio Valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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
Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor EN resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Big Sandy Wildlife Area (V) <1
1969 Ventana Wilderness (Ib) 7


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Antonio Valley (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-antonio-valley-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.