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 |
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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 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 12/01/2025.