Return Point / Cheal Point, Coronation Island (Antarctica)

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Return Point / Cheal Point, Coronation Island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2015 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
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus	LC	breeding	1984	38,100 breeding pairs	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1984	38,100 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Return Point / Cheal Point, Coronation Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/return-point--cheal-point-coronation-island-iba-antarctica on 25/11/2024.