Captree Island Vicinity


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus NT breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Gilgo State Park 8
- Babylong Marsh - Elder and Petteanger Island National Conservation Area 1
1908 Robert Moses State Park - Long Island State Park 7
1954 Captree State Park 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Captree Island Vicinity (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/captree-island-vicinity-iba-usa on 24/11/2024.