AQ035
Aspland Island / Eadie 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
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides LC breeding (1977) 18,300 pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1977) 32,100 pairs A4iii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aspland Island / Eadie Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aspland-island--eadie-island-iba-antarctica on 19/12/2024.