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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
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A1
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	NT	resident	1998-2007	frequent	A1
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	1990-2006	289-416 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1996-2008	3,000 individuals	A4i
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus	LC	resident	1990-2006	2,900-2,959 individuals	A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	non-breeding	1990-2006	13,657-16,604 individuals	A4i
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus	LC	non-breeding	1990-2006	8,700 individuals	A4i
Little Curlew Numenius minutus	LC	non-breeding	1990-2006	50,000 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	non-breeding	1990-2006	261-920 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	non-breeding	1990-2006	9,879-32,270 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	1990-2006	10,603-31,870 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	1990-2006	2,123-14,443 individuals	A4i
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	non-breeding	1990-2007	414 individuals	A1, A4i
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	LC	non-breeding	1990-2006	1,045-3,380 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.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	whole area/population (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Unnamed WA51932	5(1)(h) Reserve	6
1990	Roebuck Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	24
2011	Unnamed WA51046	5(1)(h) Reserve	28
2012	Unnamed WA51105	5(1)(h) Reserve	<1
2013	Unnamed WA51583	5(1)(h) Reserve	5
2013	Unnamed WA51497	5(1)(h) Reserve	<1
2013	Unnamed WA51617	5(1)(h) Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands	major (>10)
Forest	Mangroves	minor (<10)
Savanna	Acacia open woodlands	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Freshwater lakes & pools, Saline lakes	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

State or local government (Port of Broome); Crown Land under native title; some pastoral leases including Roebuck Plains Station.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Roebuck Bay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/roebuck-bay-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.