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Isla Maiquillahue


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2021 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
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi NT resident 2016-2021 324 individuals B1a, B3a
Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus LC resident 2016-2021 300 individuals B3a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 favourable low negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal - good (> 90%) favourable
Forest - good (> 90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
No known threats happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isla Maiquillahue (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isla-maiquillahue-iba-chile on 23/11/2024.