Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands (Sir Edward Pellew Group)


Country/territory: Australia

IBA Criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 9 ha

BirdLife Australia
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2008 low not assessed not assessed
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Site summary
The IBA of three adjacent islands supports more than 1% of the world population of Crested and Roseate Terns. Further surveys may indicate that other nearby islands may also be important.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands (Sir Edward Pellew Group). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.