San Antonio Valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor EN resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Big Sandy Wildlife Area <1
1969 Ventana Wilderness 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 23/11/2024.