Lake Mackay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in - because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Saline lakes -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
other -

Land ownership
Aboriginal freehold title held by Lake Mackay Aboriginal Land Trust. The Northern Territory component of Lake Mackay is part of the proposed Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Area.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Mackay. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-mackay-iba-australia on 19/03/2024.