Holly Shelter-Angola Bay


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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis 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
2002 Bear Garden Easement <1
2009 Baker Mountain/Jacob Fork Environmental System <1
2010 Holly Shelter Macrosite Conservation Easement <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Holly Shelter-Angola Bay (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/holly-shelter-angola-bay-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.