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 |
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Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 180 individuals | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
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1980 | Cape Krusenstern | National Monument | 24 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Noatak River Delta Colony (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/noatak-river-delta-colony-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.