Islands North of Port Stewart


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 137 hectares (1.37 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
This series of small islands supports more than 1% of the global population of Pied (Torresian) Imperial-Pigeon, Brown Booby and Lesser Crested Tern.

Acknowledgements
Stephen Garnett prepared the IBA nomination for Night Island. Paul O'Neill provided advice and access to the GBR seabird database.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islands North of Port Stewart (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islands-north-of-port-stewart-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.