Archives

A directory of Important Bird Areas in the Americas has been published by BirdLife International.  A total of  2450 IBAs has been identified in 57 countries or territories within the region. 

Six of the countries/territories covered in the publication (Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)*, Mexico and the USA) have IBAs which support breeding populations of ACAP-listed species.  Some of these "ACAP IBAs" and the breeding ACAP species they support are listed below.  Click on the country/territory to access its individual account with a list of its IBAs and a map of their distribution.

 Argentina

 Isla de los Estados, Islas de Año Nuevo:  Southern Giant Petrel.

 Chile

 Islas Ildefonso, Isla Diego de Almagro, Islas Diego Ramírez:  Black-browed and Grey-headed Albatrosses and Southern Giant Petrel.

 Ecuador

 Isla Española, Galapagos:  Waved Albatross.

 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)*

 Bleaker Island group, Jason Islands group, Beauchêne, Saunders Island:  Black-browed Albatross and Southern Giant Petrel.

 Mexico

 Isla Guadalupe, Islas Revillagigedo:  Laysan Albatross.

 USA

 Hawaiian Islands:  Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses (17 IBAs identified but not individually listed).

 Click here to search for more details for the individual IBAs listed above.

 Reference:

 Devenish, C., Díaz Fernández, D. F., Clay, R. P., Davidson, I. & Yépez Zabala, I. (Eds.)  2009.  Important Bird Areas Americas - Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation.  Quito: BirdLife International (BirdLife Conservation Series No. 16). http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/sites/american_ibas/americas-ibas-downloads.html.

 John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 26 June 2010

 *A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Islas Georgias del Sur y Islas Sandwich del Sur) and the surrounding maritime areas.