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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 (2000–2004)	112–255 birds	A4i
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus	LC	resident (2000–2004)	115–143 birds	A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	non-breeding (2004–2008)	common	A1

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
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	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
2007	Venus Bay	Conservation Park (VI)	8
2009	West Coast Bays	Marine Park (II)	85
2009	West Coast Bays	Marine Park (II)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands

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

Crown Land (coastal zone).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Venus Bay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/venus-bay-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.