Pacific, Southwest 13 - Marine (High Seas)

Pacific, Southwest 13 - Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	juvenile (non-breeding)	-	173-434 individuals	A1, A4ii
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis	EN	incubation	1994	1,053 individuals	A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 13 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacific-southwest-13--marine-iba-high-seas on 22/11/2024.