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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus	LC	chick-rearing	1966-2019	34,111-318,626 breeding pairs	A4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2020) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica Marine 10 (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-10-iba-antarctica on 25/11/2024.