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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	resident (1997–2000)	2,000 pairs	A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	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
2008	Muiron Islands	Marine Management Area (Ia)	58
2011	Ningaloo Coast	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Tussock grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)

Western Australian State Government with management the responsibility of the Dept of Environment & Climate Change.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sunday Island (Exmouth Gulf) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sunday-island-(exmouth-gulf)-iba-australia on 27/12/2024.