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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
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	2008-2009	210 individuals	A1
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	1985-2007	959 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae	LC	resident	1985-2007	1,491 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	non-breeding	1985-2007	4,215 individuals	A4i
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus	LC	resident	1985-2007	965 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding	1985-2007	3,171 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	non-breeding	1985-2007	21,241 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1985-2007	3,900 individuals	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	1985-2007	7,885 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	1985-2007	11,924 individuals	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	1985-2007	4,567 individuals	A4i
Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis	LC	resident	1985-2008	common	A2

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 (2017) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Moreton Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	86
1994	St Helena Island	National Park	<1
1994	Hays Inlet 2	Conservation Park	<1
1994	Hays Inlet 1	Conservation Park	<1
1994	King Island	Conservation Park	<1
1996	Bullock Creek	Conservation Park	<1
1998	Moreton Banks	Fish Habitat Area (A)	10
1998	Hay's Inlet	Fish Habitat Area (A)	2
1998	Coombabah	Fish Habitat Area (B)	1
1999	Myora - Amity Banks	Fish Habitat Area (A)	12
1999	Coomera	Fish Habitat Area (B)	1
1999	Pimpama	Fish Habitat Area (B)	<1
2003	Jumpinpin-Broadwater	Fish Habitat Area (A)	17
2008	Southern Moreton Bay Islands	National Park	3
2008	Bribie Island	National Park	1
2009	Moreton Bay	Marine Park	89
2010	South Stradbroke Island	Conservation Park	<1
2011	Pumicestone Channel	Fish Habitat Area (A)	5
2011	Pumicestone Channel	Fish Habitat Area (B)	4
2011	Pumicestone	National Park	<1
2012	Deception Bay	Fish Habitat Area (A)	1
2012	Kippa-Ring	Fish Habitat Area (A)	1
2014	Hays Inlet 1	Conservation Park	<1
2014	Deception Bay	Conservation Park	<1
2014	South Stradbroke Island	Conservation Park	<1
2014	Bullock Creek	Conservation Park	<1
2014	Buckleys Hole	Conservation Park	<1
2014	King Island	Conservation Park	<1
2016	Hays Inlet 2	Conservation Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		61
Marine Neritic		25
Forest	Mangroves	14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Redcliffe City, Gold Coast City, Brisbane City, Pine Rivers, Caboolture and Redland Shire Councils. They are responsible for managing roosts on most of the freehold and leasehold land on the mainland and islands. Queensland Environmental Protection Agency is the management agency for the islands in Moreton Bay within national parks.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moreton-bay-and-pumicestone-passage-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.