Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 38,444 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2018 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The Lake Corangamite complex regularly supports more than 1% of the world's Australian Shelduck, Chestnut Teal and Banded Stilt (with one count of about 50% world population of the last species), and irregularly supports more than 1% of the world's Freckled Duck, Musk Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Black Swan, Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared Duck, Hoary-headed Grebe, Straw-necked Ibis, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Black-winged Stilt.
Acknowledgements
Marilyn Hewish provided data on many lakes.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Corangamite Complex. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/02/2023.
