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Baie Larose


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2006 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises/Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises (Périmètre de protection de la ) Réserve Naturelle Nationale 100
2008 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Française Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie Larose (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-larose-iba-french-southern-territories on 22/11/2024.