Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 78,868 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | high | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The floodplain of the Finniss River supports more than 1% of the world's Magpie Geese and Pied Herons. The adjacent intertidal mud of Fog Bay support more than 1% of the world's Great Knot and Grey-tailed Tattler, amongst the maximum of 35,000 shorebirds recorded.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
