Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): New South Wales (and ACT)
IBA Justification: A4i (2009)
Area: 190,823 hectares (1,908.23 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | unfavourable | very high | medium |
Site summary
This large floodplain has previously supported up to 650,000 waterbirds, and regularly more than 1% of the world populations of Black Swan, Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Grey Teal, Australasian Shoveler, Straw-necked Ibis, Yellow-billed Spoonbill and Black-winged Stilt.
Acknowledgements
Richard Kingsford provided detailed advice and data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lowbidgee Floodplain (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lowbidgee-floodplain-iba-australia on 06/01/2025.