AQ051
Yankee Harbour, Greenwich Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua LC breeding (2012–2013) 4,803 pairs A4ii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yankee Harbour, Greenwich Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yankee-harbour-greenwich-island-iba-antarctica on 23/12/2024.