Cape Melville, King George Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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
Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps LC breeding (2022) 456–458 nests B3a

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Melville, King George Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-melville-king-george-island-iba-antarctica on 23/12/2024.