Egegik Bay


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
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus LC unknown 2001 2,000 unknown A1, A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT unknown 1997 32,188 unknown A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1972 Egegik Critical Habitat Area 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Egegik Bay (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/egegik-bay-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.