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Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
A large colony of Imperial Shags (
Phalacrocorax [
atriceps]
bransfieldensis) is located on a small islet ~1.5 km east of Guépratte Island, Fournier Bay, ~1 km north of Parker Peninsula on the northeastern coast of Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago. The IBA qualifies on the basis of the Imperial Shag colony present and is defined by the coastline of the islet on which the birds breed.
The nearest scientific station is Melchior (ARG), located on Melchior Island ~20 km to the north.
Approximately 220 breeding pairs of Imperial Shag were recorded at this site in 1987 (unpublished data S. Poncet pers. comm. 2005).
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Gerlache Strait is one of the areas on the Antarctic Peninsula that is most intensively visited by tour vessels (Lynch
et al. 2009), although the extent of landings and zodiac cruising at IBA ANT084 is unknown.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islet east of Guépratte Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islet-east-of-guépratte-island-iba-antarctica on 23/12/2024.
