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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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	post-guard	1997	555-584 individuals	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	juvenile (non-breeding)	2001	599-899 individuals	A1, A4ii
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis	EN	non-breeding	-	23-26 individuals	A1, A4ii
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca	EN	incubation	-	540-900 individuals	A1, A4ii
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca	EN	non-breeding	-	563-2,700 individuals	A1, A4ii
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri	EN	post-guard	2011	981-1,570 individuals	A1, A4ii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Indian Ocean, Western 1 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indian-ocean-western-1--marine-iba-high-seas on 22/11/2024.