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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	LC	breeding	2005	250-999 breeding pairs	A2
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus	LC	breeding	2005	600 breeding pairs	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	2005	3,685 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	2005	10,000 breeding pairs	A1
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus	LC	breeding	2005	1,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii	LC	breeding	2005	500 breeding pairs	A4i
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus	NT	breeding	2005	abundant	A2
Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi	LC	breeding	2005	abundant	A1, A2
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	breeding	2005	abundant	A2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2005	10,000-19,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Grassland		-
Marine Intertidal		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Speedwell Island Group. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20867 on 07/06/2023.