Amak Island Colony


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile LC breeding (1974–2009) 4,035 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 4
1980 Aleutian Islands Wilderness (Ib) 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amak Island Colony (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amak-island-colony-iba-usa on 27/12/2024.