Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | LC | passage | 1998 | 2,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | passage | 1998 | 3,700-4,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri | VU | passage | 1998 | 60-100 individuals | A1 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | passage | 1998 | 4,000 individuals | B1i |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | passage | 1998 | 10,000-15,000 individuals | B1i |
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica | LC | passage | 1998 | 1,000-1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | passage | 1998 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 1998 | 3,000-5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | breeding | 1998 | 7,000-10,000 breeding pairs | B1i |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Mixed woodland | - |
Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Shingle & stony beaches, Mud flats & sand flats | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Seskar island. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.