TF006
Plateau des Tourbières


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis EN breeding 1999 21 breeding pairs A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1924 Antarctique francaise National Park 100
2006 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises/Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises (Périmètre de protection de la ) Réserve Naturelle Nationale 100
2008 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Française Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateau des Tourbières (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateau-des-tourbières-iba-french-southern-territories on 24/11/2024.