Lakes Muncoonie, Mumbleberry and Torquinie (Australia) IBA | Details

Lakes Muncoonie, Mumbleberry and Torquinie

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
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus	LC	resident (1983–2005)	18,000–52,000 birds	A4i
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa	LC	resident (1983–2005)	3,304–11,449 birds	A4i
Grey Teal Anas gracilis	LC	resident (1983–2005)	20,000–70,419 birds	A4i
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae	LC	non-breeding (1983–2005)	1,500–5,300 birds	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding (1983–2005)	16,397 birds	A4i
Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3

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	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of population/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Land ownership

Leasehold.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Muncoonie, Mumbleberry and Torquinie (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-muncoonie-mumbleberry-and-torquinie-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.