Talladega NF (Shoal Creek/Talladega District) - Mt Longleaf NWR


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
- Hollins Wildlife Management Area 1
- Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area 1
1983 Cheaha Wilderness 2
1999 Dugger Mountain Wilderness 2
2003 Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge 2
2005 GRP_Talladega, AL (01121) Environmental System <1
2006 Talladega National Forest <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Talladega NF (Shoal Creek/Talladega District) - Mt Longleaf NWR (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/talladega-nf-(shoal-creek-talladega-district)--mt-longleaf-nwr-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.