AQ141
Haswell 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
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri NT breeding (2010) 13,000 adults A4ii
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki LC breeding (2009–2010) 62 pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (2009–2010) 20,062 pairs A4iii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haswell Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haswell-island-iba-antarctica on 18/12/2024.