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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera	LC	resident	1973	10,000-15,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes	NT	resident	1973	6,000-8,000 breeding pairs	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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.

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%)	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
2000	Eclipse Island	Nature Reserve	88
2000	Unnamed WA44685	5(1)(h) Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Other shrublands	90
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Western Australian State Government with management the responsibility of Dept of Environment & Conservation.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eclipse Island (Albany) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eclipse-island-(albany)-iba-australia on 24/11/2024.