Lake Conestee Nature Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU non-breeding (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2005 Lake Conestee Nature Park (V) 81
2009 Lake Conestee Nature Park Amendment Nature Park (V) 12


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Conestee Nature Park (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-conestee-nature-park-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.