Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 57,500 hectares (575.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2017 | not assessed | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This IBA holds in excess of 40,000 non-breeding waders in the summer months, significant populations of the endangered Australasian Bittern, near threatened species Bush Stone-curlew and restricted-range (endemic) Mangrove Honeyeater, and more than 1% of the world population of ten species of other shorebirds.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Dez Wells assisted by the Queensland Wader Study Group.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moreton-bay-and-pumicestone-passage-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.