Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 114,818 hectares (1,148.18 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very poor | low | low |
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Site summary
This IBA regularly supports significant numbers of the endangered Australasian Bittern, Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater and probably more than 1% of the world population of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Alan Morris for compiling the nomination and to the following for their assistance:- Ken Shingleton, South West Rocks; Hastings Bird Observers Club; Macleay Valley Bird Observers; and Tim Morris, Clive Meadows and Tony Bischoff, resident birders in Port Macquarie.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hastings-Macleay (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hastings-macleay-iba-australia on 27/12/2024.