Gum Lagoon (Australia) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

Gum Lagoon

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata	VU	resident (2007–2008)	13–14 nests	A1

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	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Gum Lagoon	Conservation Park (VI)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	major (>10)	Heath; Mallee shrublands & woodlands
Forest	minor (<10)	Melaleuca forests & woodlands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

SA State government with management the responsibility of SA DEH.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gum Lagoon (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gum-lagoon-iba-australia on 26/12/2024.