Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 42,316 hectares (423.16 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA has supported 222,000 waterbirds including more than 1% of the global populations of the congregatory Freckled Duck, Grey Teal, Pink-eared Duck, Red-necked Avocet, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red-capped Plover, but numbers have been much lower in recent years.
Acknowledgements
Richard Kingsford provided data and comments.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Menindee Lakes (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/menindee-lakes-iba-australia on 18/12/2024.