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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
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata	LC	resident (1990)	545,000 birds	A4i
Pied Heron Egretta picata	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	1,000 birds	A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Marri-Jabin (Thamurrurr - Stage 1)	Indigenous Protected Area (IV)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Melaleuca forests & woodlands; Mangroves
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Riverine floodplains
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)

Daly River / Port Keats ALT.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hyland Bay and Moyle Floodplain (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hyland-bay-and-moyle-floodplain-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.