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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Washington | D3, D4i, D4ii, D4iv, D4v, D5 |
| White's Lane | Recognized | State | Yazoo | D4i, D4ii, D4iv, D5 |
| Vicksburg National Military Park | Recognized | State | Warren | D4ii, D4vi |
| Tara Wildlife, Inc. | Recognized | State | Warren | D1, D3, D4ii, D4iii |
| Strawberry Plains Audubon Center | Recognized | State | Marshall | |
| St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | Global | Adams, Wilkinson | D3, D4ii, D4iv, D4v, D4vii |
| Shipland Wildlife Management Area | Recognized | State | Issaquena | |
| Sardis Lake | Recognized | State | Lafayette, Panola | D4i |
| Sand Island | Recognized | State | Jackson | D4i |
| Pearl River Wildlife Refuge and Management Area | Recognized | State | Madison | D4i, D4ii, D4iv, D4vii, D5 |
| Pass Christian | Merged | State | Harrison | |
| Pascagoula River Marsh Coastal Preserve | Recognized | State | Jackson | D1, D3 |
| Pascagoula River and Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Areas | Recognized | State | George, Jackson | D4i, D4vii |
| Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Yazoo | D4ii, D4iv |
| Old Fort Bayou Mitigation Bank | Identified | State | Jackson | D1, D3 |
| Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | Global | Oktibbeha | D4i, D4ii |
| Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge | Identified | State | Holmes | D3, D4ii, D4iv, D4v, D4vii |
| Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | Global | Jackson | D3, D4i, D4ii, D5 |
| Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge | Identified | State | Holmes, Leflore | D3, D4i, D4ii, D4vii |
| Mahannah Wildlife Management Area | Recognized | State | Issaquena | D4i, D4ii |
