Buldir Island Colony (31123)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Buldir Island Colony
Central coordinates: Latitude: 52.3352, Longitude: -175.9068
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 309.28953
Protected area coverage (%): 32.27
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: Colony and Seaward Extension site identified from Barrow-to-Baja Project analysis methods.