AQ152
Cape Jules


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
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae LC breeding 2011 56,399 breeding pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 2011 56,399 breeding pairs A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Jules (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-jules-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.