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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis | EN | - | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Belden's Landing | Fishing Access | <1 |
1976 | Peytonia Slough | State Marine Park | 1 |
1976 | San Francisco Bay-Suisun Marsh | Easement | <1 |
1982 | Hill Slough | Wildlife Area | 1 |
1983 | Grizzly Island | Wildlife Area | 19 |
1987 | Rush Ranch | Open Space | <1 |
2003 | San Francisco Bay | National Estuarine Research Reserve | 2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suisun Marsh (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suisun-marsh-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.