Buckingham Bay


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Pied Heron Egretta picata LC resident 1990-1999 2,000 individuals A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN non-breeding 1990-2002 700 individuals A4i

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Conservation

IBA conservation status - summary
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2008 medium not assessed not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? yes Condition (state) assessed by unset
Accuracy of information poor

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather storms and floods likely in long term (beyond 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
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

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Marthakal Indigenous Protected Area 323,047 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Riverine floodplains -
Forest Mangroves -
Marine Intertidal -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
other -
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Land ownership
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buckingham Bay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/23408 on 03/06/2023.