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An Endemic Bird Area (EBA) is defined by BirdLife International as an area which encompasses the overlapping breeding ranges of restricted-range species, such that the complete ranges of two or more restricted-range species are entirely included within the boundary of the EBA.

Restricted-range species are defined as land birds that since ornithological recording began after 1800 have had a total global breeding range estimated as less than 50 000 km².

Following the above criteria, BirdLife International has identified the following island EBAs which support significant populations of ACAP-listed species:

Antipodes Islands

Auckland Islands

Chatham Islands

Clarion Island

Crozet and Kerguelen Islands

Galapagos Islands (Isla Española)

Laysan Island

South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur)*

Snares Islands

Tristan da Cunha Group

Selected References:

Ryan, P.G. 2008.  Important Bird Areas: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.  British Birds 101: 586-606.

Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J. & Wege, D.C. 1998.  Endemic Bird Areas of the World.  Priorities for biodiversity conservation.  BirdLife Conservation Series 7.  Cambridge: BirdLife International.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 2 August 2011

*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.