BirdLife Data Zone

Port Hedland Saltworks

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	2002-2006	266-2,625 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	2002-2006	156-10,000 individuals	A4i
Dusky Gerygone Gerygone tenebrosa	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2008	not assessed	low	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
energy production and mining	-

Land ownership

Crown Land under mining lease to Dampier Salt Limited (Rio Tinto Minerals); also some unallocated Crown Land.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port Hedland Saltworks. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-hedland-saltworks-iba-australia on 05/10/2023.