Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2020 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | resident | 2016-2020 | 301 individuals | A1 |
| Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus | LC | resident | 2016-2020 | 67-1,110 individuals | B1a |
| Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea | NT | breeding | 2016-2020 | 1,000-100,000 individuals | B1a |
| Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis | NT | resident | 2006 | present | A1, A2 |
| Black Cinclodes Cinclodes maculirostris | NT | resident | 2008 | present | A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2020).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2015 | favourable | low | medium |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | 45000 | 45000 | - | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 10700 | 10700 | - | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 5000 | 5000 | - | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo de Hornos | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 4,893,500 | protected area contains site | 0 |
| Cabo de Hornos | Parque Nacional | 58,917 | protected area overlaps with site | 63,093 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Grassland | Southern temperate grassland | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Cabo de Hornos. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-cabo-de-hornos-iba-chile on 05/12/2023.
