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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
Plumed Whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni	LC	resident (1993)	27,000 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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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
1985	Longreach Waterhole Protected Area	Conservation Covenant (IV)	7
2009	Lake Woods	Conservation Covenant (IV)	74

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation	major (>10)
Savanna	major (>10)	Eucalypt open woodlands
Shrubland	major (>10)	Other shrublands
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Ephemeral
Forest	minor (<10)	Other forests & woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	92
nature conservation and research	8

Two pastoral leasehold properties (Powell Creek and Newcastle Waters) managed by Consolidated Pastoral. Longreach Waterhole Protected Area is managed as a reserve by Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory in cooperation with the pastoral lease managers.

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