Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains (Australia)

Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata	LC	resident	1984-1991	394,000 individuals	A4i
Pied Heron Egretta picata	LC	breeding	1990-2000	1,000 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1990-2000	14,000 individuals	A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	1990-2000	560 individuals	A4i

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

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	high	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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Melaleuca forests & woodlands, Mangroves	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains	major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)

Land ownership

Delissaville/Wagait/Larrakia ALT

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fog-bay-and-finniss-river-floodplains-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.