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Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
Approximately 150 breeding pairs of Imperial Shag were observed at this site in 1986 (unpublished data S. Poncet pers.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.
Pressure/threats to key 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.
