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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
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis	LC	resident	1996-1997	2,500-200,000 individuals	A4i
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	resident	2008	uncommon	A1
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus	LC	resident	1993	400-13,000 individuals	A4i
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops	LC	resident	1993	30-300 individuals	A4i

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 (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Narran Lake Nature Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	33
2008	Narran Lake	Nature Reserve	25

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

Leasehold properties (Narran Lake and Rosscommon Stations) and the NPWS.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Narran Wetlands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/narran-wetlands-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.