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Isla Sala y Gómez
Location Chile, Región de Valparaíso
Central coordinates 105o 27.06' West  26o 25.37' South
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4ii
Area 625 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2010

Comité Nacional Pro Defensa de la Flora y Fauna (Affiliate)



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Christmas Island Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis breeding  1988  2,500 breeding pairs  unknown  A4ii  Least Concern 
White-throated Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa breeding  1999  100 breeding pairs  unknown  A1  Endangered 
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda unknown  1988  108 nests  unknown    Least Concern 
Greater Frigatebird Fregata minor breeding  1984  101 nests  unknown    Least Concern 
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra breeding  1988  92 nests  unknown    Least Concern 
Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi unknown  2004  30 individuals  unknown  A1  Near Threatened 
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata breeding  1984  193 nests  unknown    Least Concern 
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus breeding  1988  400 nests  unknown    Least Concern 
Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea breeding  1999  7,000-10,000 individuals  unknown  A4i  Least Concern 

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Isla Sala y Gómez. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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