Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 149,949 individuals | A4ii |
| Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 272,692 individuals | A4ii |
| Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris | VU | non-breeding | 1974-2009 | 13,287 individuals | A4i |
| Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 54,407 individuals | A4i |
| Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla | VU | breeding | 1974-2009 | 35,279 individuals | A4i |
| Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 9,875 individuals | A4ii |
| Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula | LC | breeding | 1974-2009 | 10,890 individuals | A4ii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: St George Island Marine (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/st-george-island-marine-iba-usa on 22/11/2024.