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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
Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor	EN	resident (-)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Canebrake	Ecological Reserve (V)	12
-	National Audubon Society 12	Private Conservation Land (V)	3
-	National Audubon Society 9	Private Conservation Land (V)	2
-	National Audubon Society 15	Private Conservation Land (V)	2
-	National Audubon Society 14	Private Conservation Land (V)	1
-	Vig, Heflin and Alexander	Private Conservation Land (V)	1
-	National Audubon Society 10	Private Conservation Land (V)	1
-	National Audubon Society 7	Private Conservation Land (V)	1
-	National Audubon Society 18	Private Conservation Land (V)	1
-	National Audubon Society 16	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 3	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 13	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 4	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 11	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 22	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
-	National Audubon Society 20	Private Conservation Land (V)	<1
1964	Domeland	Wilderness (Ib)	2
1998	South Fork Of The Kern River	Easement (V)	11
2006	WRP_Kern, CA (06029)	Environmental System (V)	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Fork Kern River Valley (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-fork-kern-river-valley-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.