Wekiwa Basin GEOPark


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis NT resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Rock Springs Run State Reserve (V) 40
- Wekiwa Springs State Park (V) 24
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park (V) 12
- Sabal Point Sanctuary (V) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wekiwa Basin GEOPark (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wekiwa-basin-geopark-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.