Recherche Archipelago


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 7,046 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed low not assessed
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Site summary
This archipelago is the only breeding place for the western subspecies of Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea, and supports more than 1% of the world population of this species, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Sooty Oystercatcher, Fairy Tern and probably White-faced Storm-Petrel. Red-eared Firetail and Rock Parrots have also been recorded.

Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Andrew Burbidge in consultation with DEC.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Recherche Archipelago. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/recherche-archipelago-iba-australia on 19/03/2024.