Santa Lucia Peaks


IBA Justification

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
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CR resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Cone Peak Gradient Research Natural Area 2
1969 Ventana Wilderness 86
1970 Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Lucia Peaks (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-lucia-peaks-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.