Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 12,785 hectares (127.85 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2020 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
About 3.5 million seabirds of 13 species nest, including the endangered Wandering and Black-browed Albatross, the vulnerable Grey-headed Albatross, more than 1% of the world population of the Vulnerable Royal and (Southern) Rockhopper Penguin and more than 1% world population of King and Gentoo Penguin, Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, Northern Giant Petrel, White-headed Petrel and Brown Skua.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Birds Australia with assistance from Rachael Alderman, Rosemary Gales and Eric Woehler who provided data and comments.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Macquarie Island (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/macquarie-island-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.