Fort Chaffee


IBA Justification

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
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.