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Berkner Island northwest (Gould Bay)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri NT breeding (2009) 8,242 birds A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berkner Island northwest (Gould Bay) (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/berkner-island-northwest-(gould-bay)-iba-antarctica on 03/12/2024.