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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis	NT	resident (-)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1936	Okefenokee	National Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100
1975	Okefenokee	Wilderness Area (Ib)	89

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 24/12/2024.