Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis LC breeding (-) present A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Crex Meadows Wildlife Area (V) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/crex-meadows-state-wildlife-area-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.