Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): New South Wales (and ACT); Queensland
IBA Justification: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
Area: 787,362 hectares (7,873.62 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very unfavourable | very high | medium |
Site summary
This large complex wetland supports up to 400,000 waterbirds and more than 1% of the world populations of the following congregatory waterbirds: Black Swan, Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Grey Teal, Australasian Shoveler, Hardhead, Red-necked Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Banded Stilt, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red-capped Plover as well as six biome-restricted species.
Acknowledgements
Richard Johnson drafted an IBA account for Currawinya NP; Richard Kingsford provided count data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paroo-floodplain-and-currawinya-iba-australia on 25/01/2025.