Twin Valley - Neal Prairie


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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
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 (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Neal Wildlife Management Area 9
- Twin Valley Wildlife Management Area 5
- Sandpiper Prairie Scientific And Natural Area 3
- Cupido Wildlife Management Area 1
- Marginal Cropland - Perpetual Environmental System 1
- Rockwell Wildlife Management Area 1
- Dalby Wildlife Management Area 1
- Syre Wildlife Management Area <1
1976 Twin Valley Prairie Fee Private Conservation Land 3
2005 WRP_Norman, MN (27107) Environmental System 7
2012 WRP_Norman , MN (27107) Environmental System 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Twin Valley - Neal Prairie (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/twin-valley--neal-prairie-iba-usa on 03/12/2024.