Data Zone
Country/territory: Antarctica
IBA criteria met: A4i (2015)
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Area: 500 hectares (5.00 km2)
Site description (2015 baseline)
A small uncharted islet is located ~700 m south of Bates Island, Biscoe Islands, ~20 km off the Graham Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The IBA qualifies on the basis of the Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax [atriceps] bransfieldensis) colony present and is defined as a circular area of 500 ha centered on the approximate position of this islet. The site is 12 km southwest from IBA Island N of Dodman Island.
The nearest scientific station is Vernadsky (UKR), 97 km to the northeast.
Key biodiversity
Approximately 150 breeding pairs of Imperial Shag were observed at this site in 1986 (unpublished data S. Poncet pers. comm. 2005). No other bird species have been recorded breeding in the area.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islet south of Bates Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islet-south-of-bates-island-iba-antarctica on 23/12/2024.