Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 94,326 hectares (943.26 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
Lake Argyle, Australia's largest artificial lake, supports around 150,000 waterbirds including 12 species in internationally significant numbers. The IBA includes the surrounding mud flats and grasslands, which support internationally significant numbers of eight wader species and large numbers of Australian Bustards (Near Threatened).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Argyle (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-argyle-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.