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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
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta	NT	resident (1995–2007)	216–250 pairs	A1, A4ii
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator	LC	resident (1995)	3,515 pairs	A4ii

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
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	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
1982	Tasmanian Wilderness	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	50
2013	Southwest	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land is owned by the Tasmanian State Government and managed by the Department of Primary Industries and Water.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pedra Branca (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pedra-branca-iba-australia on 19/12/2024.