St. Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve


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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident 1999 10 breeding pairs A1
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens VU resident 2000 51 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
- Ansin Tract County Managed Area <1
1995 St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park 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 23/11/2024.