Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 32,642 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2008 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The intertidal mudflats of Buckingham Bay support significant numbers of Eastern Curlew, and >20,000 mixed waterbirds. The coastal floodplains also support large numbers of waterbirds including more than 1% of the world's nesting Pied Herons.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buckingham Bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/23408 on 09/06/2023.
