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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	2000-2001	abundant	A2
Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	present	A2
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	LC	breeding	2000-2001	610 breeding pairs	A1
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	VU	breeding	2000-2001	4,800 breeding pairs	A1
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	frequent	A1
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	LC	breeding	2000-2001	14,561 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis	NT	breeding	2000-2001	36 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus	NT	breeding	2000-2001	abundant	A2
Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi	LC	breeding	2000-2001	abundant	A1, A2
White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	LC	breeding	2000-2001	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1965	The Twins	Nature Reserve	1
1965	Low Island	Sanctuary	2

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Point Island Group (Falkland Islands (Malvinas)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-point-island-group-iba-falkland-islands-(malvinas) on 22/11/2024.