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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
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	LC	resident	2004	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Lord Howe Woodhen Hypotaenidia sylvestris	EN	resident	1999-2002	147-205 individuals	A1, A2
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri	LC	resident	2002	32,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica	LC	resident	-	10,000-100,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes	NT	resident	2002	17,462 breeding pairs	A4ii
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis	LC	resident	1971-2004	4,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	resident	1996-2004	100-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1971-2002	64,000-155,500 breeding pairs	A4iii

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	Rainforest & vine thickets	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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)
Lord Howe Island Group	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	146,500	protected area contains site	1,176
Lord Howe Island	Permanent Park Preserve	1,314	protected area overlaps with site	1,175
Lord Howe Island	Marine Park	46,852	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lord Howe Island	Marine Park	46,852	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lord Howe Island	Marine Park	46,852	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture	-
Forest	Rainforest & vine thickets	-
Shrubland	Other shrublands	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

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

Private and Lord Howe Board

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve (Lord Howe Island IBA). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lord-howe-island-permanent-park-preserve-(lord-howe-island-iba)-iba-australia on 07/12/2023.