Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains (Australia) IBA | Details

Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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 status
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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)

Land ownership

Delissaville/Wagait/Larrakia ALT

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 23/01/2025.