Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,066,752 hectares (10,667.52 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | poor | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This large IBA includes most of the habitat suitable for the endangered Plains-wanderer in the Riverina, its world stronghold. It also includes good populations of other grassland birds which are restricted to the arid biome.
Acknowledgements
Damon Oliver and David Parker kindly provided access to NPWS maps and survey data.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Riverina Plains (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/riverina-plains-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.