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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	1972-1984	900-2,289 breeding pairs	A4ii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	LC	resident	1972-1984	1,000-10,700 breeding pairs	A4ii

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	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Bedout Island	Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Western Australian State Government with management by Dept of Environment & Conservation.

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