Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 8,453 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2019 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The estuary and swamps support the endangered Australasian Bittern and more than 1% of the world population of Chestnut Teal, Red-necked Avocet, Eastern Curlew and sometimes Latham's Snipe, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Straw-necked Ibis.
Acknowledgements
Hunter Bird Observers Club and Max Maddock have collected much of the bird data. The nomination was prepared by Chris Herbert and Elizabeth Crawford.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hunter Estuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/10/2021.
