Stapleton Island


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii (2009)
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Area: 4 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
Stapleton Island has rarely been surveyed but has supported more than 1% of the world population of Brown Booby and Lesser Crested Tern.

Acknowledgements
Paul O'Neill provided advice and access to the GBR seabird database.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stapleton Island (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stapleton-island-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.