The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | present | A2 |
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | abundant | A2 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | 5,750 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | breeding | 2000-2001 | 242 breeding pairs | A1 |
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | present | A1 |
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | 226 breeding pairs | A1 |
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera | LC | breeding | 2000-2001 | present | A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Grassland | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hope Harbour, West Falkland. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hope-harbour-west-falkland-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 19/03/2024.