Oscar Scherer State Park


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
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens VU resident (2000) 36 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Oscar Scherer Buffer (V) 14
1956 Oscar Scherer State Park (IV) 68

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Mangrove


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oscar Scherer State Park (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oscar-scherer-state-park-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.