Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC breeding (2007) 1,953 nests A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1909 Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 90


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/minidoka-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 22/12/2024.