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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
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae	LC	non-breeding	1979-1996	1,811-5,462 individuals	A4i
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides	LC	resident	2007	21,525 individuals	A4i
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	resident	1998-2008	rare	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident	2000-2007	20,000-23,143 individuals	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	1982-2007	3,000 individuals	A4i
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis	VU	unknown	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	non-breeding	1981-2007	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Wyndgate (Coorong Land)	Protected Area	1
1972	Mud Islands	Game Reserve	<1
1976	Currency Creek	Game Reserve	<1
1979	Salt Lagoon Islands	Conservation Park	<1
1980	Tolderol	Game Reserve	<1
1985	The Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	71
2000	Unnamed (No.HA1201)	Heritage Agreement	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Forest	Melaleuca forests & woodlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Crown Land except for game reserves (Mud Islands: 121 ha; southern part of Tolderol Point peninsula: 449 ha; and a series of small islands at the mouth of Currency Creek: 130 ha), Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation Park (66 ha), several Aboriginal Reserves, Mundoo Pastoral company and other private land.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Alexandrina and Albert (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-alexandrina-and-albert-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.