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Edmonson Point


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki LC breeding (2010) 116 pairs A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Edmonson Point, Wood Bay, Victoria Land, Ross Sea Antarctic Specially Protected Area (-) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Edmonson Point (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/edmonson-point-iba-antarctica on 22/12/2024.