Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and State Park


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
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis NT resident 2001 150 males 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
- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park 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 23/11/2024.