Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern 45 - Marine (Antarctica)

Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern 45 - Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	VU	breeding	-	43,875-125,342 individuals	A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern 45 - Marine (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indian-ocean-antarctic-and-southern-45--marine-iba-antarctica on 22/11/2024.