Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,223 hectares (12.23 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | poor | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
These wetlands regularly support more than 1% of the world populations of Chestnut Teal, Red-necked Stint and Pacific Gull.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Kevin Wood with assistance from rangers for Parks Victoria (particularly Bernie McCarrick), AWSG for shorebird counts, Friends of the Williamstown Wetlands, Altona Regional Survey Group (Kevin Wood, Richard Leppitt, Mary Burbidge, Glen White, Anneliese Rosenmayer, Mark Barter).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cheetham and Altona (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cheetham-and-altona-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.