Katy Prairie Conservancy


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus NT resident - present A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis VU passage - present A1
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii VU non-breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katy Prairie Conservancy (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katy-prairie-conservancy-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.