Quoin Bluff and Freycinet Island (Shark Bay)


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 549 hectares (5.49 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed low not assessed
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Site summary
This IBA comprises two nesting colonies of Pied Cormorants, which together support more than 1% of the world population of this species.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to Andrew Burbidge as compiler.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quoin Bluff and Freycinet Island (Shark Bay) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quoin-bluff-and-freycinet-island-(shark-bay)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.