Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1,706 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea | NT | breeding | 2007 | 4,000,000 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1984 | 2,500,000-4,999,999 individuals | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2015 | medium | favourable | negligible |
| Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
| Accuracy of information | medium | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - subsistence/artisinal aquaculture | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | medium |
| Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
| Forest | 18413 | 18413 | - | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 1440 | 1440 | - | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Isla Guafo. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.
