Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge


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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU non-breeding 2006 229 individuals A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1961 Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge 82


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wapanocca-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.