Kankakee River Fish and Wildlife Area (USA)

Kankakee River Fish and Wildlife Area

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus	VU	passage	2006	200 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	WRP_LaPorte, IN (18091)	Environmental System	2
2004	Kankakee	Fish And Wildlife Area	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kankakee River Fish and Wildlife Area (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kankakee-river-fish-and-wildlife-area-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.