Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands (Australia)

Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor	LC	resident	1986-2000	83,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens	LC	resident	1986-2000	318 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Gull Island	Conservation Area	3
2003	Forsyth Island	Conservation Area	38
2011	Passage Island	Conservation Area	59

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands, Other shrublands	major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Land ownership

Tasmanian and Federal Governments.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forsyth-passage-and-gull-islands-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.