Isla La Blanquilla - Marine (30331)
Venezuela, South America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Isla La Blanquilla - Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 11.8568, Longitude: -64.6023
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 17639.35862
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This Marine IBA is identified using seaward extensions around breeding colonies. It originates from the Venezuela Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and falls within the Atlantic, Western Central FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 17639 km2 and is 44 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 0 to 4530 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 1.82 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 25.93 and 27.51 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.35 and 1.18 mg/m3.
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.
Additional biodiversity: 3 species trigger IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. Seaward extensions around breeding colony; Isla La Blanquilla include key near-colony areas for breeding populations of Brown Pelican (LC) , Masked Booby (LC) and Brown Booby (LC).
Delineation rationale: Site identified by applying a colony extension to SitRecId - 14975, 14975, 14975
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |