Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): Tasmania
IBA Justification: A4i (2009)
Area: 34 hectares (0.34 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
Site summary
Both of these islands support more than 1% of the world population of Black-faced Cormorant and tiny Little Waterhouse Island has more than 1% of the world population of Pacific Gull. Ninth Island supports many thousands of pairs of various other seabirds.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton. Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW kindly commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ninth and Little Waterhouse Islands (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ninth-and-little-waterhouse-islands-iba-australia on 20/01/2025.