Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A2, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 80,612 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
This site supports about 120,000 non-breeding shorebirds, including more than 1% of the world population of eight species (Bar-tailed Godwit, Eastern Curlew, Great Knot, Grey-tailed Tattler, Lesser Sand Plover, Pied Oystercatcher, Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Plover), and small numbers of the restricted-range Mangrove Honeyeater.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Dez Wells with the assistance of the Queensland Wader Study Group.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Great Sandy Strait. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
