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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Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta | EN | breeding | 2007 | 285 males | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Audubon Society of New Hampshire PCL | Private Conservation | 2 |
- | Audubon Society of New Hampshire Hampton Falls Saltmarsh | Private Conservation | 2 |
- | Ol Adam's Camp Land and | Forest | <1 |
- | Audubon Society of New Hampshire Hampton Saltmarsh | Private Conservation | <1 |
- | Dove Marsh | Local Recreation Area | - |
1901 | Society for the Protection of NH Forests Saltmarsh | Forest | 1 |
1933 | Hampton Beach | State Park | 1 |
2004 | Perkins Saltmarsh | Private Conservation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hampton/Seabrook Estuary (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hampton-seabrook-estuary-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.