Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 787,362 hectares (7,873.62 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | very poor | very high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paroo-floodplain-and-currawinya-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.