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.
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.