Nuyts Archipelago (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Nuyts Archipelago

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
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina	LC	resident	1982	22,750 breeding pairs	A4ii
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	resident	1982	890,740 breeding pairs	A4ii
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	2000	251 individuals	A4i

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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	poor

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%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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
1967	Isles of St. Francis	Conservation Park	8
1993	Nuyts Archipelago	Conservation Park	63
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park	80
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park	11
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park	9
2011	Nuyts Archipelago	Wilderness Protection Area	17

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture	major (>10)
Shrubland	Heath, Mallee shrublands & woodlands, Other shrublands	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Land ownership

All islands are owned and managed by the South Australian government except Evans Island which is managed by the Commonwealth government.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nuyts Archipelago (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nuyts-archipelago-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.