Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 231,533 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | medium | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA supports the entire known global breeding population of the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot. The IBA also supports populations of 11 restricted-range (endemic) species, two biome-restricted species and more than 1% of the global populations of Pied and Sooty Oystercatchers and the near threatened Hooded Plover.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Eric Woehler as compiler.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.
