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 |
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Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (2007) | 2,753 nests | A4i |
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding (2007) | 4,032 nests | A4i |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tomkins Island (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tomkins-island-iba-usa on 25/12/2024.