Lynnville-Squaw Creek Mine Complex


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus NT breeding 1998 99 males A1
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii LC breeding 1998 68 males A1
Henslow's Sparrow Passerculus henslowii LC breeding 1998 252 males A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1989 Indiana Department of Natural Resources Easement 2 Easement <1
1989 Indiana Department of Natural Resources Easement 1 Easement <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lynnville-Squaw Creek Mine Complex (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lynnville-squaw-creek-mine-complex-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.