Lake Conestee Nature Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU non-breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2005 Lake Conestee Nature Park 81
2009 Lake Conestee Nature Park Amendment Nature Park 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 23/11/2024.