Bering Sea Shelf Edge 174W59N (USA) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Bering Sea Shelf Edge 174W59N

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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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	breeding	1974-2009	525,854 individuals	A4ii
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	LC	non-breeding	1974-2009	96,732 individuals	A4i

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 Edge 174W59N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bering-sea-shelf-edge-174w59n-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.