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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
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident (1984–2000)	188–418 birds	A4i
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus	LC	resident (1984–2000)	191–285 birds	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	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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
1993	Nuyts Archipelago	Conservation Park (Ia)	23
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park (II)	42
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park (II)	16
2009	Nuyts Archipelago	Marine Park (II)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

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

Unalloted Crown Land under the control of the South Australian Minister for Environment and Conservation.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tourville and Murat Bays (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tourville-and-murat-bays-iba-australia on 19/12/2024.