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 |
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis | NT | resident (1999) | 10 pairs | A1 |
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens | VU | resident (2000) | 51 pairs | A1 |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1995 | St. Sebastian River | Preserve State Park (Ia) | 86 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: St. Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/st.-sebastian-river-state-buffer-preserve-iba-usa on 24/12/2024.