Capricornia Cays


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 241 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
These small cays support over 1% of the world population of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and Black Noddies, the majority of the populations of these species nesting off east Australia, and sometimes over 1% of the world population of Brown Booby.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Capricornia Cays (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/capricornia-cays-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.