Tiedeman Slough Colony


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
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus VU breeding 1974-2009 2,428 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
- Copper Sands Rna Origional Boundary Research Natural Area 1
- Copper Sands Research Natural Area <1
1978 Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area 85


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tiedeman Slough Colony (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tiedeman-slough-colony-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.