Gareloi Island Marine


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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula LC breeding (1974–2009) 15,419 birds A4ii
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla LC breeding (1974–2009) 564,022 birds A4ii
Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea LC breeding (1974–2009) 10,505 birds A4ii
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella LC breeding (1974–2009) 215,214 birds A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gareloi Island Marine (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gareloi-island-marine-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.