Hope Bay Marine - Antarctic Sound (Antarctica) IBA | Summary

Hope Bay Marine - Antarctic Sound

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Country/territory: Antarctica

IBA criteria met: A4ii (2017)
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Area: 126,700 hectares (1,267.00 km²)

Site summary
Marine area intensively used as foraging grounds by penguins breeding in the coast of Hope Bay. Site identified based on tracking data, by applying the method described in Lascelles et al. (2016). Tracking data collected for Adélie penguins during the chick-rearing period

Acknowledgements
Tracking data provided by P. Trathan and M. Santos; analyses carried out with the support of the PEW Charitable Trusts

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hope Bay Marine - Antarctic Sound (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hope-bay-marine--antarctic-sound-iba-antarctica on 28/12/2024.