Important Bird Areas
Mississippi
- View Another State
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 |
How you can help, right now
Don't Sell Out the Arctic Refuge
The Bureau of Land Management has released a leasing plan to sell out the heart of the Arctic Refuge to oil companies.
Get Audubon in Your Inbox
Let us send you the latest in bird and conservation news.
Find Audubon Near You
Visit your local Audubon center, join a chapter, or help save birds with your state program.
