TF008
Île Saint Paul


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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
White-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta grallaria LC breeding 1996 20-70 breeding pairs A4ii
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca EN breeding - present A1
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata LC breeding 1996 200 breeding pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 2000 min 10,000 breeding pairs A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1924 Antarctique francaise National Park 100
2006 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises/Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres australes françaises (Périmètre de protection de la ) Réserve Naturelle Nationale 100
2008 Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Française Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Île Saint Paul (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/île-saint-paul-iba-french-southern-territories on 23/11/2024.