Withlacoochee-Panasoffkee-Big Scrub


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens VU resident (2000) 67 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2007 WRP_Citrus, FL (12017) Environmental System (V) 45


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Withlacoochee-Panasoffkee-Big Scrub (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/withlacoochee-panasoffkee-big-scrub-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.