Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): Queensland
IBA Justification: A4i, A4ii (2009)
Area: 32 hectares (0.32 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | favourable | high | high |
Site summary
Raine Island and nearby Moulter and Maclennan Cays regularly support over 1% of the world population of nesting Masked and Brown Boobies and have supported more than 1% of the world population of Common and Black Noddies. They also support regionally important populations of Herald Petrel, Red-footed Booby and Red-tailed Tropicbird.
Acknowledgements
Paul O'Neill provided advice and access to the GBR seabird database.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Raine Island, Moulter and Maclennan Cays (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/raine-island-moulter-and-maclennan-cays-iba-australia on 18/01/2025.