Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,028 hectares (60.28 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | poor | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This extensive series of wetlands supports populations of the endangered Australasian Bittern and the near threatened Blue-billed Duck. The wetlands have supported more than 1% of the world populations of Freckled Duck, Straw-necked Ibis, Black-fronted Dotterel, Banded Stilt and Red-necked Avocet but only the last two are regular in these numbers.
Acknowledgements
Chris Coleborn, Tom Lowe and Simon Starr kindly provided their personal knowledge of this system.
Data and comments were provided by Richard Loyn at ARI and Janet Holmes at DSE; Rob Price at DSE; North Central CMA Wetlands Officer; Murray Rohde at DSE in Swan Hill.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Victorian Wetlands (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-victorian-wetlands-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.