Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | non-breeding | 2004 | 17,000 individuals | A4i |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | breeding | 2003 | 669 breeding pairs | A4i |
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus | LC | breeding | 2003 | 525 breeding pairs | A4i |
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus | NT | breeding | 2005 | 151 breeding pairs | A1, A4i |
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | LC | passage | 1996 | 40,000 individuals | A4i |
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus | LC | passage | 1996 | 46,000 individuals | A4i |
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger | LC | breeding | 2003 | 1,679 breeding pairs | A4i |
Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding | 2003 | 703 breeding pairs | A4i |
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri | LC | breeding | 2003 | 1,521 breeding pairs | A4i |
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding | 2003 | 2,058 breeding pairs | A4i |
Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima | LC | breeding | 2005 | 122,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Wallops Island | National Wildlife Refuge | 1,890 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-92-1 | Environmental System | 60 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-87-1 | Environmental System | 60 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-86-1 | Environmental System | 89 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-62-1 | Environmental System | 87 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-104-1 | Environmental System | 19 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-103-1 | Environmental System | 76 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
US-VA-102-1 | Environmental System | 137 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
The Virginia Coast Reserve | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 13,511 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
The Nature Conservancy | Easement | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
The Nature Conservancy | Easement | 25,694 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Smith Island | Private Conservation Land | 1,107 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ship Shoal Island | Private Conservation Land | 266 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Rogue Island | Private Conservation Land | 92 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Revel Island | Private Conservation Land | 530 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Phillips Creek | Environmental System | 126 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Parramore Island | Private Conservation Land | 1,907 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Myrtle Island | Private Conservation Land | 176 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Mockhorn | Wildlife Management Area | 3,117 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Mink Island | Private Conservation Land | 545 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Metompkin Island | Private Conservation Land | 473 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Magothy Bay Landings | Easement | 211 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Magothy Bay | State Natural Area Preserve | 116 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Little Cobb Island | Private Conservation Land | 21 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Hog Island | Private Conservation Land | 1,288 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Greens Creek | Private Conservation Land | 41 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Godwin Island | Private Conservation Land | 333 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Fowling Point | Private Conservation Land | 679 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Fisherman Island | National Wildlife Refuge | 883 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Eastern Shore of Virginia | National Wildlife Refuge | 2,923 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Cobb Island | Private Conservation Land | 446 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Chincoteague | National Wildlife Refuge | 7,352 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Chincoteague | Proposed Wilderness | 818 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 45,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Cedar Island Macrosite Fee | Private Conservation | 8 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Cedar Island | Private Conservation | 256 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Brownsville Farm | Private Conservation Land | 513 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Assateague Island | National Seashore | 19,754 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Barrier Island/Lagoon System. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/06/2022.