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Isla de los Estados, Islas de Año Nuevo e islotes adyacentes (19577)
Argentina, South America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesMacronectes giganteusSouthern Giant PetrelVU2008D1alink-icon
AvesEudyptes chrysocomeVU2008A1b, A1d, B1, B2, D1alink-icon
AvesSpheniscus magellanicusMagellanic PenguinNT2008D1alink-icon
AvesPhalcoboenus australisStriated CaracaraNT2008B2link-icon
AvesCinclodes maculirostrisBlack CinclodesNT2018B2link-icon
AvesEudyptes chrysocomeSouthern Rockhopper PenguinVU2018A1b, A1d, B2link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCinclodes antarcticusBlackish CinclodesLC2008link-icon
AvesChloephaga rubidicepsRuddy-headed GooseLC2008link-icon
AvesArdenna griseusSooty ShearwaterNT2008link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Isla de los Estados, Islas de Año Nuevo e islotes adyacentes. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Oct 22, 2026.