Blackjack Peninsula of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (29560)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Blackjack Peninsula of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Central coordinates: Latitude: 28.2333, Longitude: -96.8500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 8
Area of KBA (km2): 223.12191
Protected area coverage (%): 99.98
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2017-08-01 (BL Secretariat): this IBA includes the 2005/2010 bird-AZE site of Aransas NWR.