The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Sabine's Gull Xema sabini | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 16,351 individuals | A4i |
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 82,040 individuals | A4i |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chukchi Sea Nearshore. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chukchi-sea-nearshore-iba-usa on 01/12/2023.