Atlantic, Southwest 40 - Marine (High Seas)

Atlantic, Southwest 40 - Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	LC	incubation	1996	13,931-17,413 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atlantic, Southwest 40 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atlantic-southwest-40--marine-iba-high-seas on 25/11/2024.