Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 190,823 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2019 | very high | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
This large floodplain has previously supported up to 650,000 waterbirds, and regularly more than 1% of the world populations of Black Swan, Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Grey Teal, Australasian Shoveler, Straw-necked Ibis, Yellow-billed Spoonbill and Black-winged Stilt.
Acknowledgements
Richard Kingsford provided detailed advice and data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lowbidgee Floodplain. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/12/2021.
