Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 230,738 individuals | A4i |
| King Eider Somateria spectabilis | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 103,897 individuals | A4i |
| Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 459 individuals | A4i |
| Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 47,435 individuals | A4i |
| Sabine's Gull Xema sabini | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 10,410 individuals | A4i |
| Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 143,905 individuals | A4i |
| Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 39,253 individuals | A4i |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 50,822 individuals | A4i |
| Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 1,382 individuals | A4ii |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
| IBA conservation status - summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2014 | very high | not assessed | low |
| Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (state) assessed by | unset |
| Accuracy of information | unknown | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Energy production and mining | oil and gas drilling | likely in short term (within 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | shipping lanes | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barrow Canyon & Smith Bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/31050 on 30/05/2023.
