Cinder River-Hook Lagoon


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus LC winter (2001) 15,000 unknown A1, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri VU unknown (2001) 2,000 unknown A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Cinder River Critical Habitat Area (V) 14
1972 Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cinder River-Hook Lagoon (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cinder-river-hook-lagoon-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.