Pacific, Southwest 11 - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU juvenile (non-breeding) (-) 173–434 individuals A1, A4ii
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis EN post-guard (2000) 948–3,791 individuals A1, A4ii
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri LC pre-egg (2008) 23,040–25,600 individuals A1, A4ii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happen­ing now whole popul­ation/area (>90%) slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 11 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacific-southwest-11--marine-iba-high-seas on 12/01/2025.