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

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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
-	Faure Island	Private Nature Reserve	85
-	Freycinet, Double Islands Etc	Nature Reserve	<1
1961	Freycinet, Double Islands etc	Nature Reserve	<1
1971	Sedimentary Deposits Reserve	5(1)(g) Reserve	4
1991	Shark Bay, Western Australia	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2009	Shark Bay	Marine Park	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)
Savanna	Acacia open woodlands	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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

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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 23/11/2024.