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Site description (2008 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA is identical to Peebinga Conservation Park, which is located 37 km north of Peebinga, between Billiat Conservation Park and the border of South Australia and Victoria. The park contains remnants of mallee woodland on low stabilised dunes and regenerating open scrub and open grasslands on flatter sand plains, which were previously cleared for agriculture. Nearby Karte Conservation Park (3546 ha) is considered to be of lower value for Malleefowl conservation than Peebinga Conservation Park.
The IBA was designated as a Conservation Park partly for the occurrence of Western Whipbird but none has been recorded since before 1999 and it is presumed extirpated (Clarke 2005). The biome-restricted Purple-gaped Honeyeater is uncommon in the Conservation Park (Atlas of Australian Birds database).
Non-bird biodiversity: Peebinga Conservation Park is characterised by low stabilised dunes with open scrub cover featuring Ridge-fruited and Slender-leaved Mallee with Warty Cypress over Broom Bush; the higher areas have Square-fruited, Red and White Mallees; however vegetation does vary as some of it has been cleared and remains grassland. Fauna found in the park include: Western Grey Kangaroos and Echidnas.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
A suitable fire management regime is essential to sustain key bird species.
The IBA is identical to Peebinga Conservation Park.
Owned by the South Australian Government and managed by the Department for Environment and Heritage.
Sharon Gillam provided Malleefowl data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peebinga (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peebinga-iba-australia on 29/12/2024.
