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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Tasmanian Native-hen Tribonyx mortierii	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	resident (-)	241,000 pairs	A4ii
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident (-)	260 birds	A4i
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	breeding (1999–2008)	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris	VU	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus	EN	resident (1986–2007)	1,920 birds	A1, A2, A3
Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Scrubtit Acanthornis magna	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2
Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	breeding (1998–2008)	frequent	A1, A3
Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata	VU	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	The Sheepwash Alonnah	Conservation Covenant (-)	<1
1999	Bruny Island Neck	Game Reserve (VI)	4
1999	Quarantine Station	State Reserve (III)	<1
1999	Green Island	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
1999	Waterfall Creek	State Reserve (III)	<1
1999	Dennes Hill	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
2000	South Bruny	National Park (II)	13
2000	Murrayfield & Kirby Lodge	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2002	Bruny Island	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2005	Simpsons Point	Conservation Covenant (IV)	1
2006	Cheverton	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2006	The Sheepwash	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2006	North Bruny #3	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2006	North Bruny #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2006	Sheepwash Road Allonah	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2007	Darcy's Lagoon	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2007	Lowes Hill	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2007	Bull Bay/Bull Bay #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2007	Cape de la Sortie	Conservation Area (V)	<1
2007	Bull Bay/Bull Bay #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2007	North Bruny #1	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	Waterview Hill	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	Roberts Hill	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	The Township	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	Lutregala Marsh	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	Norlin Creek	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2009	Cloudy Bay Lagoon	Marine Conservation Area (VI)	1
2009	Simpsons Point	Marine Conservation Area (VI)	<1
2009	Roberts Point	Marine Conservation Area (VI)	<1
2010	Forest Vale #1/Forest Vale #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2010	Forest Vale #1/Forest Vale #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2010	Marks Point	Conservation Area (VI)	<1
2010	Cloudy Bay Lagoon	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Chuckle Head	Conservation Area (VI)	<1
2011	Inala/Inala #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Coal Point	Conservation Area (IV)	<1
2011	Inala/Inala #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Red Reef	Conservation Area (IV)	<1
2011	Adventure Bay	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Benbullen	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Simpsons Bay	Conservation Area (V)	<1
2011	Whalebone Way	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Sheepwash Bay	Conservation Area (V)	<1
2011	Bligh Point	Conservation Area (IV)	<1
2011	Killora Road #1/Killora Road #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2011	Killora Road #1/Killora Road #2	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2012	Wanabi	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2012	Snake Bay	Conservation Area (IV)	<1
2012	Turners Hill	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2012	Saintys Creek	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2013	Mount Bruny	Conservation Area (IV)	3
2013	Mount Mangana	Conservation Area (IV)	2
2013	Mount Midway	Conservation Area (IV)	1
2013	Lutregala Creek	Regional Reserve (IV)	<1
2015	Whalebone Way - Lighthouse Road	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2015	North Bruny	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2016	Simonds Road	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Improved grassland & pasture; Urban parks & gardens
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt woodlands; Eucalypt open forests
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Leasehold and state-owned.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bruny Island (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bruny-island-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.