Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris | LC | breeding | 2007 | 40-50 breeding pairs | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | near favourable | not assessed | low |
| 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 | - | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Marine Neritic | - | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| 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 plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islote Albatros - Seno Almirantazgo (Chile). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islote-albatros--seno-almirantazgo-iba-chile on 25/11/2024.