Antarctica - Clarence Island Marine (Antarctica)

Antarctica - Clarence Island Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2018 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata	NT	post-guard	2003	1,350-6,136 individuals	A4ii
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma	EN	post-guard	2014-2015	615 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2018) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica - Clarence Island Marine (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica--clarence-island-marine-iba-antarctica on 25/11/2024.