Saddleback Point, Elephant Island (Antarctica)

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Saddleback Point, Elephant 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
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1971	10,250 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: Saddleback Point, Elephant Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saddleback-point-elephant-island-iba-antarctica on 24/11/2024.