East Norton Sound


IBA Justification

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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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.