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 |
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Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus | LC | chick-rearing | 1986-2019 | 34,171-140,564 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 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica Marine 6 (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-6-iba-antarctica on 25/11/2024.