Cooper Floodplain Below Windorah (Australia)

Cooper Floodplain Below Windorah

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis	LC	resident	2000-2004	14,500-20,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	2004	25,000-60,000 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	2004	5,000-13,000 individuals	A4i

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral	major (>10)
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Land ownership

Three leasehold cattle stations; Mayfield - Ourdel, South Galway and Tanbar Stations.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cooper Floodplain Below Windorah (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cooper-floodplain-below-windorah-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.