Port Moller-Herendeen 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 non-breeding (2001) 5,000 unknown A1, A4i
King Eider Somateria spectabilis LC non-breeding (2001) 11,000 unknown A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri VU non-breeding (2001) 15,000 unknown A4i
Black Scoter Melanitta americana NT non-breeding (2001) 20,000 unknown A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1932 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 21
1972 Port Moller Critical Habitat Area (V) 19


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port Moller-Herendeen Bay (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-moller-herendeen-bay-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.