Lake Machattie Area (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Lake Machattie Area

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
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus	LC	breeding	2002	17,000 individuals	A4i
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa	LC	breeding	2001-2002	1,201 individuals	A4i
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia	LC	breeding	2000-2001	1,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis	LC	breeding	2000-2001	15,600 breeding pairs	A4i
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus	LC	breeding	2001	75,000 nests	A4i
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	LC	breeding	2001	5,600 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae	LC	non-breeding	2001-2002	5,700 individuals	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	2000	2,517 individuals	A4i
Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus	LC	resident	1982-2008	frequent	A2, A3

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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	medium	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
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands, Other shrublands	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools, Riverine floodplains, Rivers & streams	major (>10)
Forest	Acacia forests & woodlands, Eucalypt woodlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Land ownership

Leasehold.

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