Santa Ana River 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
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding (2001) 336 pairs A1
Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor EN resident (2006) 1,500 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Oak Glen Preserve (V) 1
1994 San Gorgonio Wilderness (Ib) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Ana River Valley (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-ana-river-valley-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.