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 |
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Sabine's Gull Xema sabini | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 16,351 individuals | A4i |
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 82,040 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: Chukchi Sea Nearshore (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chukchi-sea-nearshore-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.