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The site was identified as important in 1998 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
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	CR	resident	-	400 breeding pairs	A1
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus	LC	resident	-	50-160 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus	LC	non-breeding	-	160-350 individuals	A1, A4i
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus	EN	resident	-	60 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus	EN	non-breeding	-	200 individuals	A1, A4i
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini	LC	non-breeding	-	200-400 individuals	A1, A4i
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii	LC	breeding	-	200-400 breeding pairs	A4i
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii	LC	non-breeding	-	1,500 individuals	A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	breeding	-	500-800 breeding pairs	A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,200-2,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	breeding	-	800-2,470 breeding pairs	A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	non-breeding	-	6,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Tsau // Khaeb (Sperrgebiet)	National Park	14
2009	Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area	Marine Protected Area	86
2009	Namibia Islands	Marine Protected Area	100

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lüderitz Bay islands (Namibia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lüderitz-bay-islands-iba-namibia on 23/11/2024.