AQ145
Ardery Island / Odbert Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 1984-2011 14,247 breeding pairs A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1966 Ardery and Odbert Islands Antarctic Special Protection Area 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 22/11/2024.