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The site was identified as important in 2010 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	-	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1938	Wheeler	National Wildlife Refuge	74

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wheeler-national-wildlife-refuge-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.