Swain Reefs


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 9 hectares (0.09 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
These small cays support over 1% of the world population of breeding Roseate Terns, and even larger numbers of non-breeding Roseate Terns.

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Swain Reefs (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/swain-reefs-iba-australia on 26/12/2024.