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 |
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Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica | LC | breeding (2013–2014) | 76,000 pairs | A4ii |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2013–2014) | 76,000 pairs | A4iii |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jutulsessen Mountain (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jutulsessen-mountain-iba-antarctica on 22/12/2024.