Chamisso Island Colonies


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
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata LC breeding 1974-2009 12,918 individuals A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1960 Chamisso Island Refuge 8
1975 Chamisso Wilderness 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chamisso Island Colonies (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chamisso-island-colonies-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.