Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2011 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus | LC | resident | - | present | A4i |
| Painted Bunting Passerina ciris | LC | breeding | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Bald Head Woods | Coastal Reserve | 2 |
| - | Smith Island Land Trust | Preserve | <1 |
| - | Bald Head Island Conservancy | Preserve | <1 |
| - | Kelly | Local Land Trust Preserve | - |
| - | Martin | Private Conservation | <1 |
| 1979 | Bald Head Island State | Natural Area | 47 |
| 1985 | North Carolina | National Estuarine Research Reserve | 13 |
| 2000 | Wesson-Dimling | Environmental System | - |
| 2001 | Klaine | Environmental System | - |
| 2001 | Overstreet | Environmental System | - |
| 2001 | Himes | Environmental System | - |
| 2001 | Cauthen | Environmental System | - |
| 2002 | Bentsen | Environmental System | - |
| 2002 | Hobgood | Environmental System | - |
| 2002 | Himes II | Environmental System | - |
| 2002 | McQuaide | Environmental System | - |
| 2003 | Cauthen Lacin | Environmental System | - |
| 2003 | Kameen | Environmental System | - |
| 2003 | Island Associates | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2003 | Quantstrom | Environmental System | - |
| 2004 | Young I | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2004 | Cauthen III | Environmental System | - |
| 2004 | Lacin | Environmental System | - |
| 2005 | Landfried | Environmental System | - |
| 2005 | Reyner | Environmental System | - |
| 2006 | Hollinshed | Environmental System | - |
| 2007 | Fisher | Environmental System | - |
| 2007 | Young II | Environmental System | - |
| 2007 | Carr | Environmental System | - |
| 2008 | Hoellerich | Environmental System | - |
| 2008 | Dimling-Monsein | Environmental System | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bald Head - Smith Island (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bald-head--smith-island-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.