Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus | LC | non-breeding | 1974-2009 | 1,718 individuals | A4i |
| Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 6,990 individuals | A4i |
| Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens | LC | non-breeding | 1974-2009 | 19,434 individuals | A4i |
| Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 54,078 individuals | A4i |
| Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 132,193 individuals | A4ii |
| Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 20,481 individuals | A4ii |
| Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 23,514 individuals | A4ii |
| Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 67,401 individuals | A4ii |
| Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 172,744 individuals | A4ii |
| Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 8,535 individuals | A4ii |
| Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 72,194 individuals | A4ii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fenimore Pass & Atka Island Marine (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fenimore-pass-&-atka-island-marine-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.