AQ109
Atka Iceport


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
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri NT breeding 2009 9,657 individuals A4ii

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



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atka Iceport (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atka-iceport-iba-antarctica on 23/11/2024.