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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

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

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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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

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

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 23/12/2024.