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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
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	breeding	2000-2009	15-25 breeding pairs	A1, A4i

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' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Sternula nereis	Fairy Tern	50	27	adults	54	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Marine Intertidal		0	0	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	shipping lanes	happening now	whole area/population (>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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	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)
Raspins Beach	Conservation Area	5	protected area contains site	3

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

Owned by the Tasmanian State Government and managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orford (Tasmania). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orford-(tasmania)-iba-australia on 22/09/2023.