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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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)
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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Barrier Island/Lagoon System. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/06/2022.