Tallgrass Prairie Preserve


IBA Justification

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
Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1989 Greater Flint Hills Private Conservation Land 100
1995 Greater Flint Hills Lease Private Conservation Land 1
1996 Brave Heirs Private Conservation Land <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tallgrass-prairie-preserve-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.