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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Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | LC | breeding (2014) | 240 birds | A4ii |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ladder Hill (St Helena (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ladder-hill-iba-st-helena-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.