Blacksand Spit Colony


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
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus VU breeding 1974-2009 1,973 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: Blacksand Spit Colony (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blacksand-spit-colony-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.