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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	LC	breeding	2001	abundant	A2
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus	LC	breeding	2001	abundant	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	2001	1,519 breeding pairs	A1
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	VU	breeding	2001	15,281 breeding pairs	A1
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	2001	abundant	A1
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	breeding	2001	present	A2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2005	10,000-19,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Southern temperate grassland	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seal Bay, East Falkland (Falkland Islands (Malvinas)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seal-bay-east-falkland-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 22/11/2024.