Antarctica Marine 12


IBA Justification

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
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua LC chick-rearing 1980-2013 3,931-9,438 breeding pairs A4

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2020).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica Marine 12. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-12-iba-antarctica on 01/10/2023.