The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri | NT | breeding | 2009 | 11,438 individuals | A4ii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
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2017 | Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area | Marine Protected Area (CCAMLR) | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Colbeck (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-colbeck-iba-antarctica on 23/11/2024.