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 |
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
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- | Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve / | Wildlife Management Area | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lewis-ocean-bay-heritage-preserve-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.