Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 10 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Egg Island in Bass Strait supports more than 1% of the world population of Black-faced Cormorant.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton and Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW and Eric Woehler kindly commented on the nomination. Anthony Timmerman, Mark Fordham and Peter Tonelli (Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service) and Frank Bingham (formerly of RSPCA) have advised on past and potential culling of Silver Gull by Devonport Port Authority.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Egg Island (Bass Strait) (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/egg-island-(bass-strait)-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.