Port Hedland Saltworks (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Port Hedland Saltworks

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding	2002-2006	266-2,625 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	2002-2006	156-10,000 individuals	A4i
Dusky Gerygone Gerygone tenebrosa	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
energy production and mining	major (>10)

Land ownership

Crown Land under mining lease to Dampier Salt Limited (Rio Tinto Minerals); also some unallocated Crown Land.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port Hedland Saltworks (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-hedland-saltworks-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.