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 |
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Henslow's Sparrow Passerculus henslowii | LC | breeding | 2004 | 629 breeding pairs | A1 |
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea | NT | breeding | 2003 | 51 breeding pairs | 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: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/big-oaks-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.