Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2013 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator | LC | - | - | present | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Marais Temps Clair | Conservation Area | 2 |
| - | Cuivre Island | Conservation Area | 1 |
| - | Mississippi River | State Natural Area | 1 |
| - | Upper Mississippi Waterfowl Area | State Conservation Area or Park | <1 |
| - | Powdermill Bed | State Natural Area | <1 |
| - | St Charles County (Hide-A-Way Harbor) | State Conservation Area or Park | - |
| 1983 | Pelican Island | Natural Area | 5 |
| 1997 | Columbia Bottom | Conservation Area | 8 |
| 2001 | Edward ted And Pat Jones-confluence Point | State Park | 2 |
| 2003 | US-MO-42-2 | Environmental System | 1 |
| 2004 | US-MO-42-4 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2004 | US-MO-42-3 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2008 | US-MO-42-5 | Environmental System | 2 |
| 2008 | US-MO-42-8 | Environmental System | 2 |
| 2009 | US-MO-42-10 | Environmental System | 1 |
| 2009 | US-MO-42-14 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2009 | WRP_St. Charles, MO (29183) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | US-MO-42-21 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | US-MO-42-26 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | US-MO-42-22 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | US-MO-42-23 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | US-MO-42-25 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2011 | US-MO-42-18 | Environmental System | 1 |
| 2011 | US-MO-42-24 Wetlands | Reserve Program | <1 |
| 2011 | US-MO-42-20 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2012 | US-MO-42-27 | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2012 | WRP_St. Charles, MO (29183) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2013 | US-MO-68-25 Wetlands | Reserve Program | 1 |
| 2013 | US-MO-68-26 | Environmental System | 1 |
| 2014 | WRP_Lincoln, MO (29113) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2014 | US-MO-68-28 | Environmental System | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Rivers Confluence-35 (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-rivers-confluence-35-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.