San Luis Rey River


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding (2004) 150 breeding pairs A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Luis Rey River (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-luis-rey-river-iba-usa on 15/01/2025.