Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 10,121 hectares (101.21 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed medium not assessed
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Site summary
The IBA provides non-breeding habitat for the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot, breeding habitat for the endangered Australasian Bittern, and supports populations of the near threatened Hooded Plover, the restricted-range Rufous Bristlebird and the biome-restricted Striated Fieldwren.

Acknowledgements
Bob Green, Glenn Ehmke and Grainne Maguire helped provide data and background information.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/discovery-bay-to-piccaninnie-ponds-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.