Carrot Island - Bird Shoal


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2011 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
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus LC resident - present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1985 North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve 92


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carrot Island - Bird Shoal (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carrot-island--bird-shoal-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.