This California fan palm oasis is situated in the Indio Hills of the Coachella Valley. The California fan palm oasis is a relic of the miocene and pilocene periods, and these isolated oases are restricted to permanent springs, seeps, and moist canyons occurring along and near the San Andreas fault zone in the Coachella Valley. The presence of the fan palm oasis and its associated vegetation in the arid environment of the Colorado desert enhances and concentrates migratory and resident bird inhabitants. The fan palm groves provide foraging, roosting, and nesting sites for many bird species. The following list names 170 species of birds recorded at the oasis over the last 15 years.
Species occurs irregularly, and usually in small numbers.
Birds of Thousand Palms Oasis. Nature Conservancy. 7 pages. Birds of Thousand Palms Oasis. Nature Conservancy. 7 pages. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Home Page.