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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
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus	LC	resident	1990	29,272 individuals	A4i
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa	LC	resident	1990	1,123 individuals	A4i
Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis	LC	resident	1990	1,643 individuals	A4i
Grey Teal Anas gracilis	LC	resident	1990	38,207 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae	LC	resident	1990	5,238 individuals	A4i
Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus	LC	resident	1995-2008	frequent	A2, 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 (2020) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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 planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2012	Bulloo Downs	Nature Refuge	20

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps & bogs, Riverine floodplains	major (>10)
Forest	Acacia forests & woodlands	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Other shrublands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Cattle grazing properties.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bulloo Floodplain (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bulloo-floodplain-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.