Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): South Australia
IBA Justification: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
Area: 37,420 hectares (374.20 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
Site summary
Lake George regularly supports more than 1% of the world population of Red-necked Stint, and often Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Banded Stilt. Lakes Hawdon, Robe and Eliza sometimes support threshold numbers of these species, and of Double-banded Plover. The IBA provides habitat for the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot, the endangered Australasian Bittern, the restricted-range Rufous Bristlebird and the biome-restricted Striated Fieldwren.
Acknowledgements
Ken Gosbell wrote the nomination. Maureen Christie provided comments. AWSG, Maureen Christie, Ken Gosbell and DEH south-east have organised and undertaken the annual shorebird counts.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Hawdon System (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-hawdon-system-iba-australia on 19/01/2025.