Monroe Lake


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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU passage (2006) 350 males A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1935 Hoosier National Forest (VI) 10
1982 Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Ib) 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monroe Lake (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monroe-lake-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.