Currituck Marshes - Pine Island


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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC winter (-) present A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary (V) 12
1984 Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 28


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Currituck Marshes - Pine Island (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/currituck-marshes--pine-island-iba-usa on 07/12/2024.