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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
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	non-breeding	1998-2008	frequent	A1
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A3
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A1
Masked Finch Poephila personata	LC	breeding	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3

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
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	very poor (< 40%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	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	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Darram	5(1)(h) Reserve	4
1990	Lakes Argyle and Kununurra	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	minor (<10)
Introduced vegetation		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)

Leasehold agricultural farms.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ord Irrigation Area (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ord-irrigation-area-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.