South Barnard Islands


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 15 hectares (0.15 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2019 moderate medium medium
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Site summary
These two seabird islands have supported more than 1% of the world population of Lesser Crested Tern and Bridled Tern.

Acknowledgements
Paul O'Neill provided advice and access to the GBR seabird database. The nomination was prepared in consultation with Mike Short.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Barnard Islands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-barnard-islands-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.