Lea-Hutaff Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2011 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
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger LC resident - present A4i
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta EN winter - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Lea Island State Natural Area <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lea-Hutaff Island (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lea-hutaff-island-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.