Izembek-Moffet-Kinzarof Lagoons


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC passage (2001) 150,000 unknown A4i
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus LC passage (2001) 10,000 unknown A1, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri VU passage (2001) 75,000 unknown A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1932 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 13
1972 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 48
1972 Izembek Refuge (V) 33
1980 East Wilderness (Ib) 19
1980 West Wilderness (Ib) 13


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izembek-Moffet-Kinzarof Lagoons (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izembek-moffet-kinzarof-lagoons-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.