Santa Ana River 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
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding 2001 336 breeding pairs A1
Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor EN resident 2006 1,500 individuals 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
- Oak Glen Preserve 1
1994 San Gorgonio Wilderness 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 23/11/2024.