Phillip Island (Norfolk Island) (Norfolk Island (to Australia))

Phillip Island (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
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri	LC	resident	1985-2006	10-100 breeding pairs	A1
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis	VU	resident	1994-2006	10-100 breeding pairs	A1
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus	LC	resident	1977-2006	100-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	-	-	10,000 breeding pairs	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 (2008) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>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
1996	Norfolk Island (Phillip Island)	National Park (Commonwealth)	99
2012	Norfolk	Commonwealth Marine Reserve	17

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Other shrublands	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

Administered by Australian Federal Government with management the responsibility of Parks Australia.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phillip Island (Norfolk Island) (Norfolk Island (to Australia)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phillip-island-(norfolk-island)-iba-norfolk-island-(to-australia) on 23/11/2024.