Bering Sea Shelf 169W60N (USA) IBA | Details

Bering Sea Shelf 169W60N

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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
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus	LC	breeding (1974–2009)	2,170 individuals	A4ii

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bering Sea Shelf 169W60N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bering-sea-shelf-169w60n-iba-usa on 08/01/2025.