Yellowwood State Forest


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
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea NT breeding (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Touch the Earth 2 Local Land Trust Preserve (V) <1
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site (III) <1
- Brown County State Park (III) <1
1940 Yellowwood State Forest (VI) 28
2003 Brown County Hills Fee Private Conservation Land (V) 1
2005 Brown County Hills Easement (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yellowwood State Forest (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yellowwood-state-forest-iba-usa on 19/12/2024.