Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 600 hectares (6.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | not assessed | low | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This is the most important seabird breeding site in the eastern Indian Ocean, supporting about three and a half million seabirds in 1999, including more than 1% of the world population of Wedge-tailed and Little Shearwater, White-faced Storm-Petrel, Roseate, Fairy, Bridled and Sooty Tern, Common and Lesser Noddy (the only place where the last species breeds in Australia).
Acknowledgements
Chirs Surman and Lisa Nicholson kindly provided draft data from their 2006 surveys; Andrew Burbidge prepared the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Houtman Abrolhos (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/houtman-abrolhos-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.