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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Southern Pintail Anas eatoni	VU	resident	1989	present	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	1989	3,000-4,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	breeding	-	present	A1
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli	LC	breeding	-	present	A1
Kerguelen Tern Sterna virgata	NT	breeding	-	present	A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2000	min 21,500 breeding pairs	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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises/Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises (Périmètre de protection de la )	Réserve Naturelle Nationale	166,277,389	protected area contains site	0
Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Française	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2,270,000	protected area contains site	0

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Île Foch, Île Sainte Lanne Gramont and Île Howe. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.