The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps | LC | breeding (1995) | 175 pairs | A2 |
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus | LC | breeding (1995) | 103 pairs | A2 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua | LC | breeding (2000–2001) | 1,669 pairs | A1 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus | VU | breeding (2005) | 10 pairs | A1 |
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome | VU | breeding (2000–2001) | 6,775 pairs | A1 |
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus | LC | breeding (1995) | 1,400 pairs | A1 |
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus | LC | breeding (2000–2001) | 20 pairs | A1 |
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea | NT | breeding (2005) | 100 pairs | A1 |
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis | NT | breeding (2005) | 2 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 pairs | A2 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2005) | 10,000-19,999 pairs | A4iii |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
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Grassland | major (>10) | Southern temperate grassland |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
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 23/12/2024.