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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
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	chick-rearing	1986-2019	4,157-19,983 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	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica Marine 4 (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-4-iba-antarctica on 22/11/2024.