Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 886,798 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
The Gulf Plains IBA supports large breeding populations of the vulnerable Sarus Crane and more than 1% of the global population of Brolga, Black-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, Eastern Curlew, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Lesser Sand Plover, Grey-tailed Tattler, Little Curlew, Pied Oystercatcher, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint and Black-winged Stilt along with the near threatened Australian Bustard and nine savanna biome-restricted species.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Ian Fox.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gulf Plains. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.
