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VAFO Priority Bird Areas [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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Title
VAFO Priority Bird Areas [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
This geospatial layer depicts priority migratory bird areas in Virginia identified as Important Bird Areas (IBAs)by Audubon as the U.S. partner forBirdLife International. They identify, monitor, and protect the most important places for birds, which depend upon a large range of habitats and face numerous threats. The purpose of the layers to provide a tool to help prioritize conservation efforts in these places upon which birds depend. The geospatial layer includes the name of the IBA, the common name of the highest priority bird species, the identification number of the Bird Conservation Region (BCR), and the BCR rank. According to the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI), "Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) are ecologically distinct regions in North America with similar bird communities, habitats, and resource management issues within their boundaries".
Creator
Department of the Interior
Temporal Coverage
Last modified 2022-02-11
Date Issued
2016-05-11
Access Rights
Public
Format
File
Language
English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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Cite and Reference

  • Citation
    Department of the Interior (2016). VAFO Priority Bird Areas [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/fws::vafo-priority-bird-areas (web service)
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