Semidi Islands Marine


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) 15,702 birds A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 46
1980 Semidi Wilderness (Ib) 45


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Semidi Islands Marine (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/semidi-islands-marine-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.