Kahiltna Flats-Petersville Road


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
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator LC breeding (2000) 407 unknown A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Kroto And Moose Creek Recreation River (V) 9


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kahiltna Flats-Petersville Road (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kahiltna-flats-petersville-road-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.