Monomoy and South Beach NWR


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus NT breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Holway Street Local Land Trust Preserve -
- Morris Island Road Local Land Trust Preserve -
1944 Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge 84
1958 Monomy Wilderness Area 35
1961 Cape Cod National Seashore 8


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monomoy and South Beach NWR (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monomoy-and-south-beach-nwr-iba-usa on 24/11/2024.