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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris | NT | resident (2003–2008) | 18 birds | A1 |
| Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris | LC | resident (2002–2008) | 302–662 birds | A4i |
| Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis | EN | non-breeding (2002–2008) | 294–1,324 birds | A4i |
| Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris | EN | non-breeding (2002–2008) | 4,407–6,701 birds | A4i |
| Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes | LC | non-breeding (2002–2008) | 358–1,312 birds | A4i |
| Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis | LC | resident (2003–2007) | frequent | A2 |
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 | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Stewart Peninsula - Newry Island - Ball Bay | Dugong Protection Area (A) (IV) | 9 |
| 1900 | Llewellyn Bay | Dugong Protection Area (B) (IV) | 2 |
| 1900 | Ball Bay - Sand Bay | Dugong Protection Area (B) (IV) | 13 |
| 1900 | Ince Bay (Cape Palmerston - Allom Point) | Dugong Protection Area (A) (IV) | 12 |
| 1981 | Great Barrier Reef | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 83 |
| 1987 | Townsville / Whitsunday | Marine Park (IV) | 11 |
| 1988 | Mackay / Capricorn | Marine Park (IV) | 61 |
| 1995 | Newry Islands | National Park (II) | 4 |
| 1998 | Repulse | Fish Habitat Area (A) (VI) | 15 |
| 2004 | Great Barrier Reef Coast | Marine Park (II) | 58 |
| 2004 | Great Barrier Reef Coast | Marine Park (II) | 14 |
| 2007 | Sandringham Bay | Conservation Park (III) | 1 |
| 2008 | Bassett Basin (Rev.1) | Fish Habitat Area (B) (VI) | 1 |
| 2008 | Bakers Creek | Conservation Park (III) | <1 |
| 2009 | Sand Bay | Fish Habitat Area (A) (VI) | 24 |
| 2009 | Cape Palmerston - Rocky Dam | Fish Habitat Area (A) (VI) | 12 |
| 2010 | Yuwi Paree Toolkoon | National Park (II) | <1 |
| 2010 | Skull Knob | Conservation Park (III) | <1 |
| 2014 | Bakers Creek | Conservation Park (III) | 2 |
| 2014 | Sandringham Bay | Conservation Park (III) | 1 |
| 2014 | Skull Knob | Conservation Park (III) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 52 | |
| Forest | 20 | Mangroves |
| Marine Neritic | 18 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
| nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Repulse Bay to Ince Bay (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/repulse-bay-to-ince-bay-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.