Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 507 hectares (5.07 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The three granite islands in the Babel Island Group support more than 1% of the world's Short-tailed Shearwater and Little Penguin.
Acknowledgements
Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW kindly commented on the nomination. The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Babel Island Group (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/babel-island-group-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.