Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 342,471 hectares (3,424.71 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA is poorly surveyed but was estimated to support at least 450,000 waterbirds during a recent flood, and counts have exceed 1% of the world population of Nankeen Night-Heron, Royal Spoonbill and Little Curlew. It also supports the near threatened Australian Bustard, the range-restricted Grey Grasswren and the biome-restricted Inland Dotterel, Cinnamon Quail-thrush and Pied Honeyeater.
Acknowledgements
Roger Jaensch of Wetlands International provided review comments and interpretation on the habitat and waterbird information.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Diamantina Floodplain (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/diamantina-floodplain-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.