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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	post-guard (1997)	555–584 birds	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	juvenile (non-breeding) (2001)	599–899 birds	A1, A4ii
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis	EN	non-breeding (-)	23–26 birds	A1, A4ii
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca	EN	incubation (-)	540–900 birds	A1, A4ii
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca	EN	non-breeding (-)	563–2,700 birds	A1, A4ii
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri	EN	post-guard (2011)	981–1,570 birds	A1, A4ii

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 of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

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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 22/12/2024.