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The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis	LC	resident	2000-2004	14,500-20,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	2004	25,000-60,000 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	unknown	2004	5,000-13,000 individuals	A4i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral	-
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-

Three leasehold cattle stations; Mayfield - Ourdel, South Galway and Tanbar Stations.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cooper Floodplain Below Windorah. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cooper-floodplain-below-windorah-iba-australia on 22/09/2023.