Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 300 breeding pairs | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Lower Cache River Swamp | State Natural Area | 2 |
| - | Little Black Slough - Heron Pond Area | State Recreation Area | 2 |
| - | Cache Valley | Geological Area | <1 |
| 1970 | Cache River | Land And Water Reserve | 67 |
| 1971 | Heron Pond-little Black Slough | Nature Preserve | 11 |
| 1983 | Cave Creek Glade | Nature Preserve | <1 |
| 1990 | Section 8 Woods | Nature Preserve | 2 |
| 1998 | WRP_Pulaski, IL (17153) | Environmental System | 3 |
| 1999 | Cache River Wetlands Fee | Wetlands | 15 |
| 2002 | Cache River 5 | Local Conservation Area | 4 |
| 2005 | WRP_Johnson, IL (17087) | Environmental System | 16 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cache River SNA (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cache-river-sna-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.