Teshekpuk Lake-E. Dease Inlet


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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC non-breeding (2004) 20,267 birds A4i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii NT breeding (2004) 400 birds A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola VU breeding (2005) 4,862 adults A4i
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica LC breeding (2005) 6,534 adults A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina NT breeding (2005) 22,116 adults A4i
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos LC breeding (2005) 66,772 adults A4i
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla NT breeding (2005) 35,327 adults A4i
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus NT breeding (2005) 12,901 adults A4i
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius LC breeding (2005) 10,674 adults A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teshekpuk Lake-E. Dease Inlet (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teshekpuk-lake-e.-dease-inlet-iba-usa on 12/12/2024.