Atlantic, Southwest 28 - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU sabbatical (non-breeding) (2003) 1,342–1,534 birds A1, A4ii
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis LC non-breeding (2006) 900,000–2,500,000 birds A4ii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atlantic, Southwest 28 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atlantic-southwest-28--marine-iba-high-seas on 22/12/2024.