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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
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	1998-2006	6-694 individuals	A4i
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus	LC	resident	1998-2006	1,455-11,783 individuals	A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	non-breeding	1998-2006	7,435-63,482 individuals	A4i
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus	LC	non-breeding	1998-2006	7,704-57,619 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding	1998-2006	119-709 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	non-breeding	1998-2006	14,479-93,818 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1998-2006	18,115-167,353 individuals	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	non-breeding	1998-2006	680-24,701 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	1998-2006	3,388-33,307 individuals	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	non-breeding	1998-2006	2,945-11,944 individuals	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	1998-2006	3,002-16,762 individuals	A4i
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum	LC	non-breeding	1998-2006	2,880,000 individuals	A4i
Dusky Gerygone Gerygone tenebrosa	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2

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

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
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Eighty-mile Beach	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	72
2014	Eighty Mile Beach	Marine Park	69
2015	Nyangumarta Warrarn	Indigenous Protected Area	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

Crown Land with four adjoining pastoral leases (Mandora, Anna Plains, Wallal, Pardoo).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eighty Mile Beach (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eighty-mile-beach-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.