Corner Inlet


IBA Justification

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

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
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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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)

Land ownership
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.


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 23/12/2024.