MacKellar Islands (Antarctica) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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MacKellar Islands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae	LC	breeding	2011	80,360 breeding pairs	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2011	80,360 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: MacKellar Islands (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mackellar-islands-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.