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The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Tasmanian Native-hen Tribonyx mortierii	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	resident	-	241,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	-	260 individuals	A4i
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	breeding	1999-2008	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris	VU	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus	EN	resident	1986-2007	1,920 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Scrubtit Acanthornis magna	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2
Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	breeding	1998-2008	frequent	A1, A3
Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata	VU	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Whalebone Way - Lighthouse Road	Conservation Covenant	15	protected area contained by site	0
Whalebone Way	Conservation Covenant	18	protected area contained by site	0
Waterview Hill	Conservation Covenant	132	protected area contained by site	0
Waterfall Creek	State Reserve	36	protected area contained by site	36
Wanabi	Conservation Covenant	57	protected area contained by site	0
Turners Hill	Conservation Covenant	39	protected area contained by site	0
The Township	Conservation Covenant	47	protected area contained by site	0
The Sheepwash Alonnah	Conservation Covenant	56	protected area contained by site	56
The Sheepwash	Conservation Covenant	56	protected area contained by site	0
South Bruny	National Park	5,272	protected area overlaps with site	5,149
Snake Bay	Conservation Area	55	protected area overlaps with site	0
Simpsons Point	Conservation Covenant	392	protected area contained by site	392
Simpsons Point	Marine Conservation Area	574	protected area overlaps with site	0
Simpsons Bay	Conservation Area	118	protected area overlaps with site	0
Simonds Road	Conservation Covenant	9	protected area contained by site	0
Sheepwash Road Allonah	Conservation Covenant	32	protected area contained by site	32
Sheepwash Bay	Conservation Area	14	protected area overlaps with site	0
Saintys Creek	Conservation Covenant	9	protected area contained by site	0
Roberts Point	Marine Conservation Area	139	protected area overlaps with site	0
Roberts Hill	Conservation Covenant	70	protected area contained by site	0
Red Reef	Conservation Area	45	protected area overlaps with site	0
Quarantine Station	State Reserve	131	protected area contained by site	128
North Bruny #3	Conservation Covenant	32	protected area contained by site	0
North Bruny #2	Conservation Covenant	23	protected area contained by site	0
North Bruny #1	Conservation Covenant	9	protected area contained by site	0
North Bruny	Conservation Covenant	4	protected area contained by site	0
Norlin Creek	Conservation Covenant	6	protected area contained by site	0
Murrayfield & Kirby Lodge	Conservation Covenant	5	protected area contained by site	5
Mount Midway	Conservation Area	463	protected area contained by site	470
Mount Mangana	Conservation Area	856	protected area contained by site	866
Mount Bruny	Conservation Area	1,354	protected area contained by site	1,336
Marks Point	Conservation Area	28	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lutregala Marsh	Conservation Covenant	42	protected area contained by site	0
Lutregala Creek	Regional Reserve	109	protected area contained by site	108
Lowes Hill	Conservation Covenant	33	protected area contained by site	0
Killora Road #1/Killora Road #2	Conservation Covenant	5	protected area overlaps with site	0
Killora Road #1/Killora Road #2	Conservation Covenant	5	protected area contained by site	0
Inala/Inala #2	Conservation Covenant	112	protected area contained by site	0
Inala/Inala #2	Conservation Covenant	112	protected area contained by site	0
Green Island	Nature Reserve	7	protected area overlaps with site	5
Forest Vale #1/Forest Vale #2	Conservation Covenant	119	protected area contained by site	0
Forest Vale #1/Forest Vale #2	Conservation Covenant	119	protected area contained by site	0
Dennes Hill	Nature Reserve	92	protected area contained by site	92
Darcy's Lagoon	Conservation Covenant	36	protected area contained by site	0
Coal Point	Conservation Area	63	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cloudy Bay Lagoon	Marine Conservation Area	480	protected area contained by site	0
Cloudy Bay Lagoon	Conservation Covenant	20	protected area contained by site	0
Chuckle Head	Conservation Area	312	protected area overlaps with site	119
Cheverton	Conservation Covenant	62	protected area contained by site	0
Central Channel	Marine Conservation Area	3,445	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cape de la Sortie	Conservation Area	27	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bull Bay/Bull Bay #2	Conservation Covenant	43	protected area contained by site	0
Bull Bay/Bull Bay #2	Conservation Covenant	43	protected area contained by site	0
Bruny Island Neck	Game Reserve	2,137	protected area overlaps with site	1,450
Bruny Island	Conservation Covenant	20	protected area contained by site	20
Bligh Point	Conservation Area	11	protected area overlaps with site	0
Benbullen	Conservation Covenant	32	protected area contained by site	0
Adventure Bay	Conservation Covenant	35	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture, Urban parks & gardens	-
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands, Eucalypt open forests	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Leasehold and state-owned.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bruny Island. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bruny-island-iba-australia on 21/09/2023.