Chamisso Island 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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata LC breeding (1974–2009) 12,918 birds A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1960 Chamisso Island Refuge (V) 8
1975 Chamisso Wilderness (Ib) 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 05/12/2024.