Hobcaw Barony


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident (2002) 38 birds A1
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris LC breeding (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1992 North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (IV) 42


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hobcaw Barony (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hobcaw-barony-iba-usa on 24/12/2024.