Norfolk Island (Norfolk Island (to Australia))

Norfolk Island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda	LC	resident	1978-1979	200 breeding pairs	A4ii
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica	LC	breeding	1978-2008	10,000-100,000 individuals	A4ii
Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae	LC	resident	2007-2008	50-400 individuals	A1
Norfolk Island Gerygone Gerygone modesta	LC	resident	2000	1,500 breeding pairs	A1, A2
White-chested White-eye Zosterops albogularis	EX	resident	2000	10 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Slender-billed White-eye Zosterops tenuirostris	VU	resident	2000-2008	1,000 breeding pairs	A1, A2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1978-2008	10,000-100,000 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Norfolk Island (Mt Pitt)	National Park (Commonwealth)	13
1993	Norfolk Island	Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)	<1
2012	Norfolk	Commonwealth Marine Reserve	6

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	major (>10)
Forest	Other forests & woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)
Introduced vegetation		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Land ownership

A mix of private (freehold and leasehold land) and Commonwealth/Federal government (managed by Parks Australia).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Norfolk Island (Norfolk Island (to Australia)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/norfolk-island-iba-norfolk-island-(to-australia) on 22/11/2024.