Upper Naknek River


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage 2006 2,640 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Naknek River (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-naknek-river-iba-usa on 27/11/2024.