Green Island


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
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja LC - - present A4i
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens NT - - present A4i

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
1923 Green Island Audubon Society Preserve or Sanctuary 5
1979 Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Green Island (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/green-island-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.