Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta | EN | breeding | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Middlebridge Road | Private Conservation | 4 |
| - | Shadblow | Preserve | 3 |
| - | Pettaquamscutt River | Private Conservation | 1 |
| - | Pettaquamscutt River | Wildlife Habitat | 1 |
| - | Starr Drive | Private Conservation | <1 |
| 1986 | Narrow River | Narrow River | 100 |
| 1989 | John H. Chafee | National Wildlife Refuge | 65 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pettaquamscutt Cove (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pettaquamscutt-cove-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.