Lake Corangamite Complex This is an IBA in Danger! 


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
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Area: 38,444 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2018 very unfavourable very high low
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Site summary
The Lake Corangamite complex regularly supports more than 1% of the world's Australian Shelduck, Chestnut Teal and Banded Stilt (with one count of about 50% world population of the last species), and irregularly supports more than 1% of the world's Freckled Duck, Musk Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Black Swan, Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared Duck, Hoary-headed Grebe, Straw-necked Ibis, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Black-winged Stilt.

Acknowledgements
Marilyn Hewish provided data on many lakes.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Corangamite Complex (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-corangamite-complex-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.