Troubridge Island


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
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Area: 8 hectares (0.08 km2)

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
This small island supports more than 1% of the global populations of Black-faced Cormorant and Silver Gull. It has supported significant numbers of the vulnerable Fairy Tern but the current status is unknown. A single survey during 1998 to 2008 recorded Fairy Tern (Atlas of Australian Birds database).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Troubridge Island (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/troubridge-island-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.