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Islet southwest of Cape Davidson, Laurie Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps LC breeding (1983) 225 pairs A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islet southwest of Cape Davidson, Laurie Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islet-southwest-of-cape-davidson-laurie-island-iba-antarctica on 26/12/2024.