Anderson Inlet (Australia) IBA | Details

Anderson Inlet

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (2000–2006)	543–6,390 individuals	A4i
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	non-breeding (1998–2006)	6 individuals	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Pollution	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individuals/small area (<10%)	rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Other shrublands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Managed by Victorian State Government DSE and several Committees of Management.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anderson Inlet (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anderson-inlet-iba-australia on 18/01/2025.