Laguna Vista Spoils


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens NT - - present A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus LC resident - present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1979 Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna Vista Spoils (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-vista-spoils-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.