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Great Stone Top and Shore 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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus LC breeding 2014 130 individuals 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
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 23/11/2024.