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Îles Leygues


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
Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans VU breeding (-) present A1
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli LC breeding (-) present A1

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 Leygues (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/îles-leygues-iba-french-southern-territories on 23/12/2024.