The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri | NT | unknown | 1994 | 4,000 unknown | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Neritic | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Norton Sound (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-norton-sound-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.