Important Bird Area
The Speedwell Island group (apart from the Elephant Cays which form a separate IBA) has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area. Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland Steamer Ducks (600 breeding pairs), Ruddy-headed Geese, Magellanic Penguins (10,000 pairs), Southern Giant Petrels (1000 pairs), Sooty Shearwaters, Striated Caracaras, Dolphin Gulls (500 pairs), Blackish Cinclodes, Cobb's Wrens and White-bridled Finches.
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