Oscar Scherer State Park


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
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens VU resident 2000 36 breeding pairs 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
- Oscar Scherer Buffer 14
1956 Oscar Scherer State Park 68

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 23/11/2024.