Namibian coastal islands Important Bird Area (contextual)

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The Namibian coastal islands Important Bird Area is a designated conservation region along Namibia’s offshore islands and islets that supports significant breeding colonies of seabirds and other coastal bird species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Important Bird Area
protected area
conservationStatus Important Bird Area
country Namibia
designatedFor bird conservation
ecosystemType coastal marine ecosystem
habitatType marine
rocky islands
hasPart islets
offshore islands
importantFor migratory birds
regional seabird populations
locatedAlong Namibian coast NERFINISHED
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
managementObjective maintenance of marine bird habitat
protection of breeding colonies
primaryConservationTargets breeding seabirds
coastal waterbirds
recognizedBy BirdLife International NERFINISHED
supports coastal bird species
seabird breeding colonies
threatenedBy egg collection
fishing activities
guano scraping
human disturbance

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Halifax Island partOf Namibian coastal islands Important Bird Area (contextual)