Holly Shelter-Angola Bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Bear Garden Easement (V) <1
2009 Baker Mountain/Jacob Fork Environmental System (V) <1
2010 Holly Shelter Macrosite Conservation Easement (V) <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 24/12/2024.