The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding | 1993-1998 | 380-731 breeding pairs | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Accabonac Harbor (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/accabonac-harbor-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.