Loxahatchee River and Slough


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
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens VU resident - present A1

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
- Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area 24


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loxahatchee River and Slough (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loxahatchee-river-and-slough-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.