Corner Inlet


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea LC resident 2001-2006 562-1,764 individuals A4i
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris LC resident 2000-2005 531-914 individuals A4i
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus LC resident 2000-2005 160-400 individuals A4i
Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus VU resident 1986-1998 22-35 individuals A1
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN non-breeding 2001-2005 552-1,971 individuals A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis NT non-breeding 2001-2005 12,663-22,720 individuals A4i
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus LC resident 2001-2006 204-543 individuals A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis VU resident 1998-2008 20-50 breeding pairs A1, A4i
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster CR non-breeding 2004 2 individuals A1

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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IBA Monitoring

Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2008 medium not assessed not assessed
Was the whole site covered? Yes State assessed by unset
Accuracy of information medium

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1 Threat Level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Residential and commercial development commercial and industrial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation Management Planning Conservation Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wilsons Promontory National Park National Park 48,202 protected area is adjacent to site 730
Wilsons Promontory Marine Park National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve 5,561 protected area is adjacent to site 59
Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Zone 22,086 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve 30,074 protected area contained by site 29,827
Entrance Point Reference Area 764 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve 28,567 protected area contained by site 30,174
Corner Inlet Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 67,193 protected area contained by site 67,186
Corner Inlet Marine National Park 1,414 protected area contained by site 1,550

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Other shrublands -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Forest Mangroves -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
rangeland/pastureland -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
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Land ownership
Victorian State Government - 58,670 hectares of parks and reserves including Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Parks (within the Corner Inlet Marine & Coastal Park is the Marine National Park of 1550 hectares); 6,473 hectares - other public land; 1,824 hectares - freehold land (Dog, Little Dog, Bullock, Hunter & Sunday Islands). The public lands are managed as follows:- the parks & reserves by Parks Victoria, foreshores at Port Welshpool & Port Albert by Committees of Management, port facilities by Gippsland Ports and the shipping channels by NRE.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.