Key Biodiversity Areas

Quinchele Inland and surrouding sea (27324)
Chile, South America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Islas Quinchele y Mar adyacente
Central coordinates: Latitude: -44.2825, Longitude: -73.5003
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 788.11796
Protected area coverage (%): 0.26
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 78812 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (79000 ha).

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest50
Marine Neritic50

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Agriculture & aquacultureMarine & freshwater aquacultureIndustrial aquacultureOngoing
Transportation & service corridorsShipping lanesOngoing