Lake Newland (Australia) IBA | Details

Lake Newland

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
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae	LC	non-breeding (1979–2007)	500–820 birds	A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	non-breeding (1979–2007)	15–36 birds	A1

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Lake Newland	Conservation Park (Ia)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Improved grassland & pasture
Forest	minor (<10)	Casuarina forests & woodlands
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

Owned by the South Australian Government and managed by the Department for Environment and Heritage.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Newland (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-newland-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.