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

South Sandwich Islands Marine North

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
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae	LC	breeding	2011	53,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus	LC	breeding	2011	1,236,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	VU	breeding	2011	96,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii

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 Sandwich Islands Marine North (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-sandwich-islands-marine-north-iba-south-georgia-&-the-south-sandwich-islands on 23/11/2024.