Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,366 hectares (23.66 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA supports more than 1% of the world population of Pacific Gull (Paddys Island), Little Penguin (St Helens Island), Pied Oystercatcher (Georges Bay) and significant numbers of the vulnerable Fairy Tern and near threatened Hooded Plover (Maurouard Beach).
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton and Eric Woehler with assistance from the local Coastcare group. Rachael Alderman and Rosemary Gales of DPIW kindly commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: St Helens (Tasmania) (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/st-helens-(tasmania)-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.