South Georgia Inner Marine (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands)

South Georgia Inner Marine

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2018 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
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	LC	brood-guard	2017	17,385 breeding pairs	A4ii
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	LC	chick-rearing	2016	23,098 breeding pairs	A4ii
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	1990	115,403 breeding pairs	A4ii
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	incubation	2002	25,853 breeding pairs	A1
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	brood-guard	2002	3,007-85,392 individuals	A1
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	chick-rearing	2002	3,013-19,183 individuals	A1
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	winter	2002	5,899-17,968 breeding pairs	A1
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	incubation	2014-2015	364 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	brood-guard	2014	427 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	post-guard	2014-2015	480 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma	EN	brood-guard	2014-2015	871 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma	EN	post-guard	2014-2015	1,493 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli	LC	brood-guard	2007	293-1,246 females	A4ii
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli	LC	brood-guard	2007	1,297 males	A4ii
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli	LC	post-guard	2007	1,393 males	A4ii
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	VU	breeding	2005-2007	1,638-2,048 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2018) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2012	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area	Marine Protected Area	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Georgia Inner Marine (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-georgia-inner-marine-iba-south-georgia-&-the-south-sandwich-islands on 22/11/2024.