Gulf of Alaska Shelf Edge 143W60N


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
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.