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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata	LC	resident	1984-1991	50,000-332,000 individuals	A4i
Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata	LC	non-breeding	1990-2000	40,000 individuals	A4i
Pied Heron Egretta picata	LC	resident	1990-2000	2,500 individuals	A4i
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1990-2002	5,000 individuals	A4i
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Australian Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	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 areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Channel Point	Coastal Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Melaleuca forests & woodlands, Mangroves	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Daly River / Port Keats ALT, and grazing properties, Litchfield Station, Labelle Downs Station.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anson-bay-daly-and-reynolds-river-floodplains-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.