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Wildlife Habitat
Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica)
Status:
Federally listed as threatened, California Department of Fish and Game Species of Special Concern, El Sobrante Covered Species.
Habitat:
Coastal sage scrub.
Range:
Coastal Ventura and Los Angeles counties, western Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Orange and San Diego counties south to Baja California, Mexico, below 2,000 feet.
Threats:
Urbanization and agricultural development, nest predation and brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds.
Population at El Sobrante:
Twenty-six pairs are know to occur at El Sobrante.
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