Owingup Swamp and Boat Harbour Wetlands


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1 (2009)
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Area: 442 hectares (4.42 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2016 not assessed high not assessed
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Site summary
The IBA is considered to regularly support small numbers of the endangered Australian Bittern.

Acknowledgements
Roger Jaensch of Wetlands International provided data and comments.


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 27/12/2024.