Mount Zion (Piney Tract)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Henslow's Sparrow Passerculus henslowii LC breeding - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area Wild and Scenic River 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Zion (Piney Tract) (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-zion-(piney-tract)-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.