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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea	LC	resident (2001–2006)	562–1,764 birds	A4i
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident (2000–2005)	531–914 birds	A4i
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus	LC	resident (2000–2005)	160–400 birds	A4i
Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus	VU	resident (1986–1998)	22–35 birds	A1
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding (2001–2005)	552–1,971 birds	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (2001–2005)	12,663–22,720 birds	A4i
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus	LC	resident (2001–2006)	204–543 birds	A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	resident (1998–2008)	20–50 pairs	A1, A4i
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	non-breeding (2004)	2 birds	A1

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park	National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (VI)	42
1997	Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park	National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (VI)	41
2002	Corner Inlet	Marine National Park (II)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangroves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Other shrublands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Victorian State Government - 58,670 hectares of parks and reserves including Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Parks (within the Corner Inlet Marine & Coastal Park is the Marine National Park of 1550 hectares); 6,473 hectares - other public land; 1,824 hectares - freehold land (Dog, Little Dog, Bullock, Hunter & Sunday Islands). The public lands are managed as follows:- the parks & reserves by Parks Victoria, foreshores at Port Welshpool & Port Albert by Committees of Management, port facilities by Gippsland Ports and the shipping channels by NRE.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Corner Inlet (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/corner-inlet-iba-australia on 06/12/2024.