s118
Simpson and Strzelecki deserts

Country/Territory Australia
Area 0 km2
Altitude 0 - 0 m
Priority -
Habitat loss -
Knowledge -

General characteristics

This Secondary Area in northern South Australia and southern Northern Territory has been identified on account of Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi, a restricted-range species which was long thought to have disappeared but is now known to be abundant in cane grass on sandhills in the region.

Restricted-range species


Species IUCN Red List category
Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) LC

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas (IBAs)
Country IBA Name IBA Book Code
Australia Coongie Lakes
Australia Goyder Lagoon
Australia Lakes Muncoonie, Mumbleberry and Torquinie
Australia Simpson Desert
Australia Strzelecki Desert Lakes

Threat and conservation


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Simpson and Strzelecki deserts. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/417 on 22/11/2024.