BirdLife Data Zone

Port Davey Islands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor	LC	breeding	1978-1997	16,522 breeding pairs	A4ii
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur	LC	breeding	1978-1997	27,020 breeding pairs	A4ii
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	breeding	1978-1997	956,686 breeding pairs	A4ii
Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens	LC	breeding	1978-1998	230 breeding pairs	A4i

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

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2008	not assessed	low	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tasmanian Wilderness	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,584,233	protected area overlaps with site	163
Southwest	National Park	659,508	protected area overlaps with site	128

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land use

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

Land ownership

Managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port Davey Islands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-davey-islands-iba-australia on 21/09/2023.