Bering Sea Shelf 168W62N


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
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus LC breeding 1974-2009 3,011 individuals A4ii

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



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bering Sea Shelf 168W62N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bering-sea-shelf-168w62n-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.