Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,725 hectares (17.25 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
These small islands support more than 1% of the world population of Cape Barren Goose, White-faced Storm-Petrel, Short-tailed Shearwater, Black-faced Cormorant, Sooty Oystercatcher and Pacific Gull and may still have nesting Fairy Tern (vulnerable). The near threatened Flame Robin has been reported.
Acknowledgements
Greg Hocking of DPIW supplied the data on goose numbers and distribution. Rachael Alderman & Rosemary Gales of DPIW kindly commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Franklin Sound Islands (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/franklin-sound-islands-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.