The site was identified as important in 2009 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 |
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Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus | NT | breeding | 2004 | 153 individuals | A1 |
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus | LC | non-breeding | 2003 | 149 individuals | A1 |
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii | LC | breeding | 2004 | 115 individuals | A1 |
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis | NT | breeding | 2003 | 83 individuals | A1 |
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris | LC | breeding | 2003 | 124 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fort Chaffee (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fort-chaffee-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.