Lake Galilee (Australia) IBA | Details

Lake Galilee

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa	LC	resident (1983–2008)	4–4,504 birds	A4i
Grey Teal Anas gracilis	LC	resident (1983–2008)	8,335–40,769 birds	A4i

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Freshwater lakes & pools; Saline lakes
Forest	minor (<10)	Other forests & woodlands
Savanna	minor (<10)	Acacia open woodlands; Eucalypt open woodlands
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands; Other shrublands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Land ownership

Leasehold (Eastmere, Hazelmere, Fleetwood and Oakvale stations).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Galilee (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-galilee-iba-australia on 19/12/2024.