AQ145
Ardery Island / Odbert Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1984–2011) 14,247 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1966 Ardery and Odbert Islands Antarctic Special Protection Area (Ia) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ardery Island / Odbert Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ardery-island--odbert-island-iba-antarctica on 22/12/2024.