Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2013
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | LC | breeding | 2012 | 90 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | LC | breeding | 2012 | 418 breeding pairs | B4ii |
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 2012 | 1,231 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | LC | breeding | 2012 | 31 breeding pairs | B4ii |
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 191 breeding pairs | B4i |
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | resident | 2007 | 365 breeding pairs | A4i |
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 113,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 46 breeding pairs | B4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2007 | min 115,200 breeding pairs | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Dog Island Pond | Marine Park | 1,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Sea | Open sea, Pelagic waters | - |
Coastline | Sand dunes & beaches, Shallow marine areas, coral reefs & keys | - |
Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater lakes & pools | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dog Island. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.