Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 106,160 hectares (1,061.60 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA is centred on the coastal floodplains which support up to 500,000 Magpie Geese and more than 1% of the world's Pied Herons. The IBA also includes Hyland Bay from which there are large counts of shorebirds, which are believed to include internationally significant numbers of Great Knots.
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.