Lower Cook Inlet 153W59N


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens LC non-breeding 1974-2009 8,238 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Cook Inlet 153W59N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-cook-inlet-153w59n-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.