Iditarod River Lowlands


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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 2006 16,146 males A4i

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1980 Innoko National Wildlife Refuge 100
1980 Innoko Wilderness 84


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iditarod River Lowlands (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iditarod-river-lowlands-iba-usa on 24/11/2024.