Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,902 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very unfavourable | very high | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Bathurst (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-bathurst-iba-australia on 25/11/2024.