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Baie Larose


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus LC breeding (1989) 21,500 breeding pairs A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU breeding (-) present A1
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli LC breeding (1989) 100–150 breeding pairs A1, A4ii
Kerguelen Tern Sterna virgata NT breeding (-) present A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1989) 32,500 breeding pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2006 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises/Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises (Périmètre de protection de la ) Réserve Naturelle Nationale (Ia) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie Larose (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-larose-iba-french-southern-territories on 12/01/2025.