TF004
Îles des Apôtres


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus VU breeding (-) 200,000–900,000 pairs A4ii
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri EN breeding (-) 1,230 pairs A4ii
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU breeding (-) present A1
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca EN breeding (-) present A1
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma EN breeding (-) present A1
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli LC breeding (-) 150 pairs A1, A4ii
MacGillivray's Prion Pachyptila macgillivrayi CR breeding (-) 20,000–90,000 pairs A4ii
Common Diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix LC breeding (-) 20,000–90,000 pairs A4ii
Kerguelen Tern Sterna virgata NT breeding (-) present A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1984) 240,000–1,100,000 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of 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 (Ia) 100

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Îles des Apôtres (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/îles-des-apôtres-iba-french-southern-territories on 23/12/2024.