Port Fairy to Warrnambool (Australia) IBA | Details

Port Fairy to Warrnambool This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus	VU	resident (2006–2008)	15 pairs	A1
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	non-breeding (1991–2007)	17 birds	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	very high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Port Fairy-Warrnambool	Coastal Reserve (-)	11

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Other shrublands
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Improved grassland & pasture
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Land ownership

State or local government; private.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port Fairy to Warrnambool (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-fairy-to-warrnambool-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.