Jervis Bay (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Jervis Bay

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
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus	VU	resident	1995	600 individuals	A1, A2, A3

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 (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2019	near favourable	high	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Booderee	National Park (Commonwealth)	40
1992	Booderee	National Park	<1
1992	Booderee	Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)	<1
2001	Woollamia	Nature Reserve	2
2009	Jervis Bay	National Park	11

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heath	75
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	20
Marine Neritic		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Booderee National Park is jointly managed by Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community and Environment Australia. Jervis Bay NP is managed by NSW NPWS. Beecroft Peninsula is managed by the Dept of Defence. The IBA also includes areas owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jervis Bay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jervis-bay-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.