Monumento Natural Pingüineras de Puñihuil (Chile)

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Monumento Natural Pingüineras de Puñihuil

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti	VU	breeding	2015-2021	min 100 individuals	A1
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea	NT	resident	2015-2021	max 40,000 individuals	B1a
Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi	NT	resident	2015-2021	min 150 individuals	B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	favourable	medium	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Islotes de Punihuil	Monumento Natural	5

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monumento Natural Pingüineras de Puñihuil (Chile). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monumento-natural-pingüineras-de-puñihuil-iba-chile on 22/11/2024.