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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
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	breeding	1984-2009	5 individuals	A1

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 (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Owingup	Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

State government with management the responsibility of the Department of Environment and Conservation.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Owingup Swamp and Boat Harbour Wetlands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/owingup-swamp-and-boat-harbour-wetlands-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.