Lake Hawdon System


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (2009)
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Area: 37,420 hectares (374.20 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 not assessed high not assessed
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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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Hawdon System (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-hawdon-system-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.