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 |
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Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens | LC | breeding (1974–2009) | 5,759 birds | A4i |
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla | LC | breeding (1974–2009) | 928,254 birds | A4ii |
Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea | LC | breeding (1974–2009) | 2,398 birds | A4ii |
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella | LC | breeding (1974–2009) | 105,398 birds | A4ii |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kiska Island Marine (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kiska-island-marine-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.