Bahía San Pedro (27444)
Chile, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Bahía San Pedro
Central coordinates: Latitude: -40.9113, Longitude: -73.8437
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 19.39193
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 1939 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (1900 ha).
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 50 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 50 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |