Antarctica Marine 60 (Antarctica) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Antarctica Marine 60

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IBA Justification

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
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri	NT	chick-rearing	2009	2,923-4,613 breeding pairs	A4
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae	LC	chick-rearing	2010-2011	37,986-53,180 breeding pairs	A4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2020) 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 Marine 60 (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-60-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.