Barn Island Wildlife Management Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta EN breeding 2003 65 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barn Island Wildlife Management Area (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barn-island-wildlife-management-area-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.