Monroe Lake


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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU passage 2006 350 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
1935 Hoosier National Forest 10
1982 Charles C. Deam Wilderness 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 23/11/2024.