Hoosier National Forest - Pleasant Run Unit


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
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea NT breeding (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1935 Hoosier National Forest (VI) 59
1982 Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Ib) 11
2003 Brown County Hills Fee Private Conservation Land (V) <1
2012 Brown County Hills Conservation Area Fee Conservation Area (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoosier National Forest - Pleasant Run Unit (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoosier-national-forest--pleasant-run-unit-iba-usa on 19/12/2024.