Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): New South Wales (and ACT)
IBA Justification: A1, A4i (2009)
Area: 1,902 hectares (19.02 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very unfavourable | very high | very low |
Site summary
The IBA regularly supports significant numbers of the near threatened Blue-billed Duck and more than 1% of the world population of Australasian Shoveler. It is an important drought refuge, at times supporting more than 1% of the world population of Freckled Duck, Black Swan, Chestnut Teal and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
Acknowledgements
Dr Michael Lenz, Chris Davey and other members of the Canberra Ornithologists Group have contributed data from many years of monitoring birds. Michael Pattison provided draft management plans by WetlandCare.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Bathurst (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-bathurst-iba-australia on 06/01/2025.