Talladega National Forest (Oakmulgee District)


IBA Justification

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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2010 Belcher Farm & Timber Mitigation Bank <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Talladega National Forest (Oakmulgee District) (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/talladega-national-forest-(oakmulgee-district)-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.