Faure and Pelican Islands (Shark Bay) (Australia) IBA | Details

Faure and Pelican Islands (Shark Bay)

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
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident (2008)	217 birds	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (2008)	3,211–3,311 birds	A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	resident (2008)	73 birds	A1, A4i

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	medium	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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

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
-	Freycinet, Double Islands Etc	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1961	Freycinet, Double Islands etc	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1971	Sedimentary Deposits Reserve	5(1)(g) Reserve (III)	4
1991	Shark Bay, Western Australia	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
2009	Shark Bay	Marine Park (II)	3

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Grassland	minor (<10)	Tussock grasslands
Savanna	minor (<10)	Acacia open woodlands
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

Land ownership

Western Australia State Government with Faure managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Pelican by WA DEC.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Faure and Pelican Islands (Shark Bay) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/faure-and-pelican-islands-(shark-bay)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.