Indian Ocean, Western 10 - Marine (High Seas)

Indian Ocean, Western 10 - 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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	post-guard	1990	501-607 individuals	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	juvenile (non-breeding)	2001	599-799 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, Western 10 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indian-ocean-western-10--marine-iba-high-seas on 22/11/2024.