Key Biodiversity Areas

Santa Cruz Basin 120W33N (31440)
USA, North America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2013
National site name: Santa Cruz Basin 120W33N
Central coordinates: Latitude: 33.4420, Longitude: -119.6520
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 458.95213
Protected area coverage (%): 13.82
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.