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Important Bird Areas
Mississippi
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Mississippi IBAs by Type
| IBA Priority | Number | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Global | 5 | 455,182 |
| State | 28 | 792,851 |
| Total | 33 | 1,248,033 |
Site Name |
Status | Priority | Counties | IBA Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bienville National Forest | Recognized | Global | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | |
| Biloxi Beach | Merged | State | Harrison | D4i, D4iv |
| Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Quitman, Tallahatchie | D4i, D4ii, D4iv, D4v, D4vii |
| Deaton Preserve | Recognized | State | George, Greene | D3, D4ii, D4vii, D5 |
| Deer Island | Recognized | State | Harrison | |
| Delta National Forest | Recognized | State | Sharkey | D3, D4i, D4ii, D4iv, D4v, D4vii |
| DeSoto National Forest | Recognized | State | Forrest, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Perry, Stone, Wayne | D3, D4i, D5 |
| DeSoto National Forest (Chickasawhay Ranger District) | Merged | State | Greene, Jones, Wayne | D4i, D4ii, D4v |
| Eagle Lake | Recognized | State | Warren | D1, D4ii |
| Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve/National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Jackson | D3, D4i, D4vii, D5 |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore | Recognized | State | Harrison, Jackson | D1, D3, D4i, D4vii, D5 |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore, Horn Island | Merged | State | Harrison, Jackson | D4i, D4ii, D4v, D4vii, D5 |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore, Petit Bois Island | Merged | State | Harrison, Jackson | D4i, D4ii, D4vii, D5 |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ship Island | Merged | State | Harrison, Jackson | D4vii, D5 |
| Gulfport | Recognized | State | Harrison | D4i, D4ii, D4iv |
| Hancock County Marsh Coastal Preserve | Recognized | State | Hancock | D3, D4i, D4ii, D4vii |
| Hillside National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Holmes, Yazoo | D3, D4i, D4ii, D4v, D4vii |
| Holly Springs National Forest | Pending | State | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union, Yalobusha | |
| Homochitto National Forest | Recognized | Global | Adams, Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Wilkinson | D1, D4vii |
| LeFleur's Bluff State Park | Recognized | State | Hinds |
