Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 14,343 hectares (143.43 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site supports significant populations of the vulnerable Fairy Tern, probably non-breeding; is a drought refuge for the near-threatened Blue-billed Duck; and sometimes supports more than 1% of the global population of Red-necked Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Banded Stilt, Red-necked Avocet and Red-capped Plover.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Michael Craig and William Rutherford as compilers and to Bill Russell for his comments.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peel-Harvey Estuary (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peel-harvey-estuary-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.