Semisopochnoi Island Colonies


IBA Justification

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
Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile LC breeding 1974-2009 2,684 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1980 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge 72
1980 Aleutian Islands Wilderness 71


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Semisopochnoi Island Colonies (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/semisopochnoi-island-colonies-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.