Barren Islands Marine


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata LC breeding (1974–2009) 49,404 individuals A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barren Islands Marine (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barren-islands-marine-iba-usa on 26/01/2025.