Falklands Marine Outer Exclusive Economic Zone South


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2018 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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU incubation (2014–2015) 210 pairs A1, A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falklands Marine Outer Exclusive Economic Zone South (Falkland Islands (Malvinas)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falklands-marine-outer-exclusive-economic-zone-south-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 22/12/2024.