The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | breeding (1988–1996) | 4,404–7,958 birds | A4i |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (1988–1996) | 1,628–3,112 birds | A4i |
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding (1988–1996) | 3,996–10,438 birds | A4i |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bird Key Stono (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bird-key-stono-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.