Important Bird Areas in California

Below are listed all 148 IBAs in California. Click on a site to get a summary site description. Descriptions are based on information in Important Bird Areas of California, 2004, unless otherwise noted as recently updated. Some site names have changed since publication of the book.

For more detailed information on a site within California or another state, or to search for IBAs with particular species, area, etc. use the IBA Search Tool.

Text on these pages has been excerpted from “Important Bird Areas of California”. Recommended Citation: Cooper, D.S. 2004. Important Bird Areas of California. Audubon California. 286 pp. Available (online) at: http://ca.audubon.org/iba/index.shtml. Retrieved [insert date].