Brook Islands


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 71 hectares (0.71 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2020 poor very high medium
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Site summary
The Brook Islands IBA supports more than 1% of the world population of Pied (Torresian) Imperial-Pigeon and, sometimes, Lesser Crested Tern.

Acknowledgements
Stephen Garnett wrote the IBA nomination. Paul O'Neill provided advice and access to the GBR seabird database.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brook Islands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brook-islands-iba-australia on 27/12/2024.