Griffith Wetlands (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Griffith Wetlands

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
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	breeding	2006-2008	4 individuals	A1

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 (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	favourable	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps & bogs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Murrumbidgee Irrigation (Barren Box Swamp) and Griffith City Council (sewage treatment works, trust manager for the Lake Wyangan Wetlands).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Griffith Wetlands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/griffith-wetlands-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.