Baby Islands & Akutan Pass Colonies


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus LC breeding 1974-2009 207,200 individuals A4ii
Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile LC breeding 1974-2009 4,212 individuals A4i
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata LC breeding 1974-2009 309,199 individuals A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1980 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge 22


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baby Islands & Akutan Pass Colonies (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baby-islands-&-akutan-pass-colonies-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.