Bering Sea Shelf Edge 166W55N


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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding (1974–2009) 241,879 birds A4ii
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens LC breeding (1974–2009) 18,064 birds A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bering Sea Shelf Edge 166W55N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bering-sea-shelf-edge-166w55n-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.