Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | breeding (1974) | 125,000 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina | LC | breeding (1974) | 10,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| White-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta grallaria | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–1,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos | EN | breeding (1974) | 5,000 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca | EN | breeding (1974) | 125–250 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata | LC | breeding (1974) | 10,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–1,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis | LC | breeding (1990) | 3,000,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–400 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–510 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Tristan Thrush Turdus eremita | NT | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| Wilkins's Finch Nesospiza wilkinsi | CR | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| Nightingale Island Finch Nesospiza questi | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (-) | 5,000,000-9,999,999 individuals | A4iii |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nightingale Island group (St Helena (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nightingale-island-group-iba-st-helena-(to-uk) on 25/01/2025.