Lacepede Islands


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster LC resident (1982–2006) 18,000 pairs A4ii
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC non-breeding (1998–2006) 20,000 birds A4i

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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 not assessed low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes likely in long term (>4 years) most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1900 Lacepede Islands Nature Reserve (Ia) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100

Land ownership
Western Australian State Government with responsibility for management with the Department of Environment and Climate Change.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lacepede Islands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lacepede-islands-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.