Nanvak Bay


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
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus LC passage (1990) 60,000 unknown A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nanvak Bay (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nanvak-bay-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.