Segula & Davidof Islands Colonies


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata LC breeding (1974–2009) 17,980 birds A4ii
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla LC breeding (1974–2009) 474,150 birds A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 9
1980 Aleutian Islands Wilderness (Ib) 9


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Segula & Davidof Islands Colonies (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/segula-&-davidof-islands-colonies-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.