Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 15,236 hectares (152.36 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA supports more than 1% of the world population of Cape Barren Goose, Short-tailed Shearwater, Black-faced Cormorant, Sooty Oystercatcher and Pacific Gull. It also supports the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot on migration between Tasmania and mainland south-eastern Australia. Most of Tasmania's endemic forest birds breed in the IBA.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton. Mark Holdsworth, Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW kindly commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hunter Island Group (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hunter-island-group-iba-australia on 19/12/2024.