Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 243,827 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2008 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA regularly supports the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot on migration. It also provides non-breeding habitat for the endangered Swift Parrot; supports significant numbers of the vulnerable Fairy Tern, the near threatened Hooded Plover and the congregatory Cape Barren Goose and Pied Oystercatcher; and supports populations of ten restricted-range (endemic) and two biome-restricted species.
Acknowledgements
Eric Woehler provided comments and data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-west Tasmanian Coast. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/24587 on 08/06/2023.
