Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 206,137 individuals | A4ii |
| Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis | NT | breeding | 1974-2009 | 13,895 individuals | A4ii |
| Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 82,651 individuals | A4i |
| Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 44,235 individuals | A4i |
| Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 34,448 individuals | A4i |
| Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 57,465 individuals | A4ii |
| Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 12,714 individuals | A4ii |
| Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 37,253 individuals | A4ii |
| Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 24,806 individuals | A4ii |
| Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 97,619 individuals | A4ii |
| Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 36,975 individuals | A4ii |
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: Buldir & Near Islands Marine (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buldir-&-near-islands-marine-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.