Universal Mine


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
Henslow's Sparrow Passerculus henslowii LC breeding 1998 181 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Universal Mine (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/universal-mine-iba-usa on 25/11/2024.