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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
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus	LC	breeding (1984–2000)	104,000 birds	A4i
Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus	LC	breeding (1984–2000)	78,874 birds	A4i
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae	LC	breeding (1977–2004)	95,600 birds	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding (1970–1990)	7,000 birds	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding (1974–1984)	12,000 birds	A4i
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae	LC	breeding (1974–2000)	25,000 pairs	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (1976–1990)	9,000 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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

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
1972	Elliot Price	Conservation Park (Ia)	5
2014	Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre	National Park (VI)	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Ephemeral; Saline lakes

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

South Australian Government with management the responsibility of the Department for Environment and Heritage.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Eyre (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-eyre-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.