Egg Islands (Huon Estuary) (Australia) IBA | Details

Egg Islands (Huon Estuary)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	resident (2007–2008)	2–4 birds	A1

IBA Conservation

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Egg Islands	Conservation Area (VI)	52
2009	Egg Islands Reserve	Conservation Covenant (IV)	43

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt open forests; Melaleuca forests & woodlands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Tasmania State Government with responsibility for management with Tasmania NPWS and Tasmania Land Conservancy. The IBA consists of Conservation Area (164 ha, Tas NPWS), Crown Land recommended for inclusion in the Conservation Area (120 ha) and Tasmanian Land Conservancy (136 ha).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Egg Islands (Huon Estuary) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/egg-islands-(huon-estuary)-iba-australia on 27/12/2024.