AQ191
Cape Colbeck


IBA Justification

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
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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
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.