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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger 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 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina | LC | breeding (1974) | 10,000 pairs | A4ii |
| White-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta grallaria | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–1,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos | EN | breeding (1974) | 5,000 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca | EN | breeding (1974) | 125–250 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata | LC | breeding (1974) | 10,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–1,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis | LC | breeding (1990) | 3,000,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–400 pairs | A4i |
| Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica | LC | breeding (1974) | 100–510 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 birds | A4iii |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/12/2024.