Carrot Island - Bird Shoal


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus LC resident (-) present A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1985 North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (IV) 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 24/12/2024.