Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piping Plover Charadrius melodus | NT | breeding | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Wellfleet Bay | Local Land Trust Preserve | 2 |
| - | Nauset Spit | Municipal Conservation Area | <1 |
| - | Wolfson | Local Land Trust Preserve | <1 |
| - | Lieutenant Island Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve | <1 |
| - | Provincetown Route 6 | Corridor | - |
| - | Nickerson Home | Local Land Trust Preserve | <1 |
| - | Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission | Municipal Conservation Area | <1 |
| - | Leppanen | Local Land Trust Preserve | <1 |
| 1961 | Cape Cod | National Seashore | 97 |
| 1987 | Pleasant Bay | Area of Critical Environmental Concern | 4 |
| 1990 | Lieutenant Island Road | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2007 | High Toss Road | Conservation Easement | - |
| 2007 | Pamet Point Road CR | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2010 | Chapman CR | Environmental System | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outer Cape Cod (Cape Cod National Seashore) (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outer-cape-cod-(cape-cod-national-seashore)-iba-usa on 24/11/2024.