Eclipse Island (Albany)


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4ii (2009)
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Area: 112 hectares (1.12 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed low not assessed
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Site summary
This small island supported more than 1% of the world's nesting Flesh-footed Shearwaters and Great-winged Petrels in 1973; there have been no subsequent published population estimates.

Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Andrew Burbidge with consultation with DEC.


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 26/12/2024.