South Georgia Marine Protected Area Border West (High Seas)

South Georgia Marine Protected Area Border West

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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	incubation	2014-2015	364 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	brood-guard	2014-2015	427 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans	VU	post-guard	2014-2015	480 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Georgia Marine Protected Area Border West (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-georgia-marine-protected-area-border-west-iba-high-seas on 22/11/2024.