Grand River Grasslands-05


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1997 Grand River Grasslands Fee Private Conservation Land 12
2001 Grand River Grasslands Fee Environmental System 3
2004 Pawnee Prairie Natural Area 1
2004 Grand River Grasslands Easement 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grand River Grasslands-05 (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grand-river-grasslands-05-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.