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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	17,500 birds	A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	50,000 unknown	A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Yanyuwa (Barni - Wardimantha Awara)	Indigenous Protected Area (V)	46

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
other	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands (Sir Edward Pellew Group) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pearce-urquhart-and-hervey-islands-(sir-edward-pellew-group)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.