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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
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	1990-2002	155-320 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding	1990-2002	700 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1990-2002	4,400 individuals	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	1990-2002	800 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Milingimbi Islands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/milingimbi-islands-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.