Icy Bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus EN breeding 2007 12 individuals A1
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris NT breeding 2007 252 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Icy Bay (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/icy-bay-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.