Wekiwa Basin GEOPark


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis NT resident - present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Rock Springs Run State Reserve 40
- Wekiwa Springs State Park 24
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park 12
- Sabal Point Sanctuary 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 23/11/2024.