Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta | EN | breeding | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | One Hundred Acre Cove | Environmental System | 5 |
| - | Hundred Acre Cove Tidal Marsh | Private Conservation | 4 |
| - | Beauregard | Private Conservation | 1 |
| - | Adams Saltmarsh | Private Conservation | 1 |
| - | Calfs Tongue | Private Conservation | <1 |
| - | Runnins River | Unknown | - |
| - | Grassy Plains Pa | Private Conservation | - |
| - | Esther Hill Marsh | Private Conservation | - |
| - | Deep Meadow Subdivision | Other | <1 |
| - | Daniels | Private Conservation | - |
| - | Hundred Acre Cove | Private Conservation | - |
| - | Daggett Saltmarsh | Private Conservation | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hundred Acre Cove (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hundred-acre-cove-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.