Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis | EN | resident | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Petaluma Marsh | Wildlife Area | 4 |
| - | Marin County Flood Control | Unknown | 1 |
| - | Napa -- Sonoma Marshes | Wildlife Area | 1 |
| - | Napa Flood Protection | Private Conservation Land | 1 |
| - | Hamilton | Wetlands | <1 |
| - | Marin Audubon Society | Private Conservation Land | <1 |
| - | Lakeville Property | Private Conservation | <1 |
| - | Marin Audubon- Simmons Slough | Wildlife Corridor | <1 |
| - | Richardson Bay Audubon Center & | Sanctuary | <1 |
| - | River Park | Local Park | <1 |
| - | Simmons Slough | Wildlife Corridor | <1 |
| - | Black Point | Nature Preserve | <1 |
| 1974 | San Pablo Bay | National Wildlife Refuge | 25 |
| 1979 | Fagan Marsh | State Marine Park | <1 |
| 1984 | San Pablo Bay | Wildlife Area | 2 |
| 1989 | Petaluma River Marsh | Private Conservation Land | - |
| 1990 | North Parcel | Private Conservation | <1 |
| 1990 | Leonard Ranch | Private Conservation Land | <1 |
| 1997 | Yee | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2003 | San Francisco Bay | National Estuarine Research Reserve | <1 |
| 2003 | China Camp | State Park | <1 |
| 2003 | WRP_Sonoma, CA (06097) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2005 | Sears Point Tidal Marsh | Restoration | 1 |
| 2005 | Sears Point Seasonal Wetland Enhancement | Wetland | 1 |
| 2005 | WRP_Marin, CA (06041) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2005 | North Point Joint Venture | Private Conservation Land | <1 |
| 2013 | WRP_Sonoma, CA (06097) | Environmental System | 1 |
| 2013 | WRP_Marin, CA (06041) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2013 | San Francisco Bay Estuary | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Pablo Bay Wetlands (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-pablo-bay-wetlands-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.