Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae | LC | resident (1993) | 612 birds | A4i |
| White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina | LC | resident (-) | 9,000–14,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes | NT | resident (1981) | 2,300–10,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus | LC | resident (1993) | 359 birds | A4i |
| Fairy Tern Sternula nereis | VU | resident (1985–1986) | 45 pairs | A1, A4i |
| Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila | LC | unknown (1998–2008) | common | A3 |
| Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata | LC | resident (1998–2008) | frequent | A2, A3 |
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 | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Recherche Archipelago | Nature Reserve (Ia) | 100 |
| 1986 | Woody Island | Nature Reserve (Ia) | 3 |
| 1992 | Unnamed WA42379 | 5(1)(h) Reserve (V) | - |
| 2014 | Unnamed WA48955 | 5(1)(h) Reserve (IV) | - |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 100 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Recherche Archipelago (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/recherche-archipelago-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.