Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica | LC | breeding (1987) | 1,000 pairs | A4i |
| King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus | LC | breeding (2002) | 45,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua | LC | breeding (1987) | 10,500 pairs | A4ii |
| Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus | VU | breeding (2004) | 1,000,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus | LC | breeding (1979) | 600,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica | LC | breeding (1979) | 10,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans | VU | breeding (2004) | 2,857 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata | NT | breeding (1976) | 7,500 pairs | A4ii |
| Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma | EN | breeding (2003–2004) | 77,436 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris | LC | breeding (2003) | 90,600 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli | LC | breeding (1987) | 4,310 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus | LC | breeding (1987) | 5,000 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Cape Petrel Daption capense | LC | breeding (1987) | 10,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea | LC | breeding (1979) | 70,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata | LC | breeding (1979) | 22,000,000 pairs | A4ii |
| White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis | VU | breeding (1979) | 2,000,000 pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Common Diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix | LC | breeding (1979) | 3,800,000 pairs | A4ii |
| South Georgia Diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus | LC | breeding (1979) | 2,000,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps | LC | breeding (1997) | 10,322 pairs | A4i |
| Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus | LC | breeding (1979) | 2,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata | LC | breeding (1979) | 2,500 pairs | A4i |
| Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica | LC | breeding (1979) | 1,000 pairs | A4ii |
| South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus | LC | breeding (2004) | 3,000 pairs | A2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Georgia - mainland, islands, islets and stacks (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-georgia--mainland-islands-islets-and-stacks-iba-south-georgia-&-the-south-sandwich-islands on 22/12/2024.