Bull Point, East Falkland (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

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Bull Point, East Falkland

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 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
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	LC	breeding	2000-2001	65 breeding pairs	A2
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	abundant	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	2000-2001	4,784 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	abundant	A1
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	breeding	2000-2001	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bull Point, East Falkland (Falkland Islands (Malvinas)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bull-point-east-falkland-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 22/11/2024.