Key Biodiversity Areas

Islote Pupuya (27438)
Chile, South America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Islote Pupuya
Central coordinates: Latitude: -33.9717, Longitude: -71.8900
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 0.1841
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 18 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (18 ha).

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Biological resource useFishing & harvesting aquatic resourcesUnintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Ongoing