Kirtland's Warbler Management Units & Guide's Rest


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
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii NT breeding 2007 1,612 males A1, A2

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
- Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area 2
- Old Fur Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area 1
- Beaver Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area <1
- Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area <1
- Crawford Red Pines Natural Area <1
- Clear Lake State Park <1
1931 Hiawatha National Forest 41
1938 Huron-Manistee National Forest 21


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirtland's Warbler Management Units & Guide's Rest (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirtlands-warbler-management-units-&-guides-rest-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.