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Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett


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
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae LC breeding 1981-2012 42,628 breeding pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 1981-2012 42,628 breeding pairs A4iii

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1966 Cape Hallett, Victoria Land Specially Protected Area 38
2017 Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area Marine Protected Area (CCAMLR) 57


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seabee-hook-cape-hallett-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.