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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai	NT	breeding (2000)	295 individuals	A1, A2, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1994)	276 individuals	A4i
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis	NT	passage (2007–2011)	53–67 individuals	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	James Campbell	National Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100
-	James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge 1	National Wildlife Refuge (V)	-
1976	James Campbell	National Wildlife Refuge (-)	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

All of the land comprising James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/james-campbell-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 08/01/2025.