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The site was identified as important in 2006 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
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	LC	breeding	1995	175 breeding pairs	A2
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus	LC	breeding	1995	103 breeding pairs	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	2000-2001	1,669 breeding pairs	A1
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	breeding	2005	10 breeding pairs	A1
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	VU	breeding	2000-2001	6,775 breeding pairs	A1
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	1995	1,400 breeding pairs	A1
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	20 breeding pairs	A1
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea	NT	breeding	2005	100 breeding pairs	A1
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis	NT	breeding	2005	2 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus	NT	breeding	2005	common	A2
Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi	LC	breeding	2005	common	A1, A2
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	breeding	1995-2001	17 breeding pairs	A2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2005	10,000-19,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Southern temperate grassland	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pebble Island Group (Falkland Islands (Malvinas)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pebble-island-group-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 22/11/2024.