Santa Cruz Basin 120W34N


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus VU breeding (1974–2009) 444 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 San Nicolas Island and Begg Rock ASBS State Water Quality Protection Area (V) 3
2012 Begg Rock (San Nicolas Island Quad) State Marine Reserve (Ia) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Cruz Basin 120W34N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-cruz-basin-120w34n-iba-usa on 06/12/2024.