Betsey Island


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 185 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed medium not assessed
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Site summary
The Betsey Island IBA harbours over 1% of the global population of Short-tailed Shearwater, Black-faced Cormorant and Little Penguin.

Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Birds Australia. Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW and Eric Woehler kindly commented on the nomination.


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