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Gregory 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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki LC breeding (1983) 119 breeding pairs A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gregory Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gregory-island-iba-antarctica on 13/01/2025.