Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 35,418 hectares (354.18 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2020 | poor | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA supports more than 1% of the global population of the vulnerable Sarus Crane and an unquantified but apparently significant population of the near threatened Bush Stone-curlew.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Graham Harrington and Elinor Scambler as compilers.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atherton Tablelands (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atherton-tablelands-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.