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The site was identified as important in 2017 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
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A1
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis	LC	resident	2003-2007	15,000 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding	2009-2017	68-505 individuals	A1, A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	2003-2007	3,183 individuals	A4i
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii	NT	non-breeding	2003-2007	206-500 individuals	A4i
Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2017) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2017. 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
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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
1981	Great Barrier Reef	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	30
1988	Mackay / Capricorn	Marine Park	53
1994	Newport	Conservation Park	<1
1998	Charon Point	Conservation Park	<1
2004	Great Barrier Reef Coast	Marine Park	52
2008	Broad Sound	Fish Habitat Area (A)	50
2014	Charon Point	Conservation Park	<1
2014	Newport	Conservation Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangroves	major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools, Rivers & streams	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Private (freehold/leasehold); state government (including Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Broad Sound (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/broad-sound-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.