Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2008 |
not assessed |
high |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1982 |
Coringa-Herald
|
National Nature Reserve (Ia) |
100
|
2012 |
Coral Sea
|
Commonwealth Marine Reserve (II) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
major (>10) |
Other forests & woodlands |
Marine Intertidal |
major (>10) |
|
Shrubland |
major (>10) |
Other shrublands |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
Australian Federal Government managed by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coringa-Herald Reefs (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coringa-herald-reefs-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.