Whitewater Draw State Wildlife Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis LC winter (-) present A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area (V) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Whitewater Draw State Wildlife Area (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/whitewater-draw-state-wildlife-area-iba-usa on 07/01/2025.