Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Calcasieu River | State Wild or Scenic River | 1 |
| - | Cunningham Brake | Research Natural Area | <1 |
| - | Six Mile Creek | State Wild or Scenic River | <1 |
| - | Ouiska (whiskey) Chitto Creek | State Wild or Scenic River | <1 |
| - | Spring Creek | State Wild or Scenic River | <1 |
| 1930 | Kisatchie | National Forest | 26 |
| 1975 | Bayou Beouf | Research Natural Area | <1 |
| 1980 | Kisatchie Hills | Wilderness | 1 |
| 1988 | Ten Mile Creek | State Wild or Scenic River | <1 |
| 1993 | WRP_Natchitoches, LA (22069) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 1996 | WRP_Rapides, LA (22079) | Environmental System | <1 |
| 2011 | Kisatchie National Forest - Vernon District/Fort Polk Fee | National Forest | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Kisatchie (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-kisatchie-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.