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Great Stone Top and Shore Island


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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus LC breeding (2014) 130 birds A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2014 East Coast Scenic Reserve National Park (-) 97


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Stone Top and Shore Island (St Helena (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-stone-top-and-shore-island-iba-st-helena-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.