Osceola National Forest-Okefenokee Swamp


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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident (2000) 66 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Big Gum Swamp Wilderness (Ib) 60


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Osceola National Forest-Okefenokee Swamp (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osceola-national-forest-okefenokee-swamp-iba-usa on 24/12/2024.