Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 59,318 hectares (593.18 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very poor | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
These lakes have supported more than 1% of the world populations of 12 species of waterbird and shorebird but data are sparse. It also supports populations of the vulnerable Australian Painted Snipe, the near threatened Blue-billed Duck, the restricted-range Eyrean Grasswren and five species restricted to the arid biome.
Acknowledgements
Richard Kingsford, Julian Reid and Roger Jaensch provided data and advice.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coongie Lakes (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coongie-lakes-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.