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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	2,000–5,500 individuals	A4i

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Anindilyakwa	Indigenous Protected Area (VI)	60

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
other	100

Arnhem Land ALT

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islet off NE Grooyte Eylandt (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islet-off-ne-grooyte-eylandt-iba-australia on 21/01/2025.