Falklands Marine Outer Exclusive Economic Zone South


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU incubation 2014-2015 210 breeding pairs A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2018) may differ.



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 22/11/2024.