San Emigdio Mountains


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CR resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Wind Wolves Preserve 45
- The Wildlands Conservancy Private Conservation Land <1
1985 Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge 7


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Emigdio Mountains (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-emigdio-mountains-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.