Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A2, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 31,275 hectares (312.75 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA regularly supports more than 400,000 migratory shorebirds, regularly including more than 1% of the world population of Bar-tailed Godwit, Eastern Curlew, Great Knot, Greater Sand Plover, Grey-tailed Tattler, Oriental Plover, Oriental Pratincole, Red Knot, Red-necked Stint, Terek Sandpiper, Pied Oystercatcher and Red-capped Plover, and irregular high counts of other species.
Acknowledgements
The owners of Anna Plains Station have supported the Australasian Wader Studies Group and Broome Bird Observatory to undertake bird research at the site.
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 23/12/2024.