Cape Peirce & Cape Newenham Colonies


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla VU breeding (1974–2009) 108,459 individuals A4i
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata LC breeding (1974–2009) 85,145 individuals A4ii
Common Murre Uria aalge LC breeding (1974–2009) 288,590 individuals A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 74
1980 Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Peirce & Cape Newenham Colonies (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-peirce-&-cape-newenham-colonies-iba-usa on 06/01/2025.