Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2008 |
not assessed |
high |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
medium |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
100 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
Australian Federal Government with management the responsibility of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wilson Reef (Great Barrier Reef) (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wilson-reef-(great-barrier-reef)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.