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 |
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Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | breeding (1974–2009) | 3,746 birds | A4i |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gulf of Alaska Shelf Edge 143W60N (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gulf-of-alaska-shelf-edge-143w60n-iba-usa on 27/12/2024.