Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and State Park


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis NT resident (2001) 150 males A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (V) 92


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and State Park (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kissimmee-prairie-preserve-and-state-park-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.