Lake Gregory/Paraku (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Lake Gregory/Paraku

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata	LC	non-breeding	1986-1995	268-602,000 individuals	A4i
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus	LC	resident	1986-1995	5,600-34,000 individuals	A4i
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa	LC	non-breeding	1986-1995	898 individuals	A4i
Hardhead Aythya australis	LC	resident	1986-1995	1,800-104,519 individuals	A4i
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa	LC	resident	1986-1995	2,249-7,000 individuals	A4i
Grey Teal Anas gracilis	LC	resident	1986-1995	2,200-46,000 individuals	A4i
Brolga Grus rubicunda	LC	resident	1986-1995	47-4,585 individuals	A4i
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A1
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	LC	resident	1986-1995	20-60,000 individuals	A4i
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus	LC	non-breeding	1986-1995	901-25,707 individuals	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	1986-1995	540-12,500 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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 (2020) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2020	near favourable	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Paruku	Indigenous Protected Area	74

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools	major (>10)
Grassland	Hummock grasslands	minor (<10)
Savanna	Acacia open woodlands, Eucalypt open woodlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
other	major (>10)

Land ownership

Paruku/Lake Gregory and Billiluna properties are managed by the Mulan community and owned by the Walmajarri, Jaru and Kukatja peoples.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Gregory/Paraku (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-gregory-paraku-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.