Entrance Point Colony


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus VU breeding (1974–2009) 600 birds 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 (category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Port Moller Critical Habitat Area (V) 8


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Entrance Point Colony (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/entrance-point-colony-iba-usa on 03/12/2024.