Homochitto National Forest


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 (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Caston National Conservation Area (V) 14
- Sand National Conservation Area (V) 8


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Homochitto National Forest (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/homochitto-national-forest-iba-usa on 05/12/2024.