Pier 400 Tern Colony (formerly Terminal Island) (USA) IBA | Details

Pier 400 Tern Colony (formerly Terminal Island)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	NT	breeding (2002)	5,000 pairs	A1, A4i

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pier 400 Tern Colony (formerly Terminal Island) (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pier-400-tern-colony-(formerly-terminal-island)-iba-usa on 22/12/2024.