Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area & National Wildlife Refuge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus LC resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area 44
1992 Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge 43


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area & National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-des-cygnes-wildlife-area-&-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.