Bird Rocks NWR


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
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus LC breeding (2000–2003) 1,092–3,110 birds A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bird Rocks NWR (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bird-rocks-nwr-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.