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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
Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus	LC	breeding (1989)	100,000 birds	A4i

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (>4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Lake Torrens	National Park (VI)	98

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Ephemeral; Saline lakes
Desert	minor (<10)	Semi-desert (includes gibber plains)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

The lake is managed by South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage; Andamooka Island is a pastoral property.

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