East Kisatchie


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Little River State Wild or Scenic River <1
- Saline Bayou State Wild or Scenic River <1
- Black Lake Bayou State Recreation Area <1
1930 Kisatchie National Forest 36
1986 Saline Bayou, Louisiana National Wild and Scenic River 1
1988 Big Creek State Wild or Scenic River <1
1998 WRP_Winn, LA (22127) Environmental System <1
2000 WRP_Grant, LA (22043) Environmental System <1
2000 US-LA-42-10 Environmental System <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Kisatchie (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-kisatchie-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.