Cinder River Marine


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
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens LC breeding 1974-2009 18,948 individuals A4i

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
1972 Cinder River Critical Habitat Area 5
1972 Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cinder River Marine (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cinder-river-marine-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.