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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel	LC	resident	1982	2,000-5,700 breeding pairs	A4ii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	LC	resident	1972-1993	1,500-8,500 breeding pairs	A4ii
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	2004	4,107 individuals	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	2004	5,489 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Western Australia State Government with management the responsibility of Dept of Environment & Conservation.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adele Island (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adele-island-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.