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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
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	LC	resident (2004)	500–1,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Lord Howe Woodhen Hypotaenidia sylvestris	EN	resident (1999–2002)	147–205 individuals	A1, A2
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri	LC	resident (2002)	32,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica	LC	resident (-)	10,000–100,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes	NT	resident (2002)	17,462 breeding pairs	A4ii
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis	LC	resident (1971–2004)	4,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	resident (1996–2004)	100–1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (1971–2002)	64,000–155,500 breeding pairs	A4iii

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.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	very poor (<40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No manage­ment plan exists, but the manage­ment planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Lord Howe Island Group	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
1982	Lord Howe Island	Permanent Park Preserve (II)	72
1999	Lord Howe Island	Marine Park (II)	5
1999	Lord Howe Island	Marine Park (II)	4
1999	Lord Howe Island	Marine Park (II)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Rainforest & vine thickets
Shrubland	15	Other shrublands
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Improved grassland & pasture
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	5

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	85
urban/industrial/transport	10
rangeland/pastureland	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve (Lord Howe Island IBA) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lord-howe-island-permanent-park-preserve-(lord-howe-island-iba)-iba-australia on 17/01/2025.