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Dunlop Island


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
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki LC breeding 1982 88 breeding pairs 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: Dunlop Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunlop-island-iba-antarctica on 23/11/2024.