Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 92,820 hectares (928.20 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA regularly supports 150,000 migratory shorebirds, with 11 migratory species and the resident Red-capped Plover present in numbers greater than 1% of the world population. It also supports significant numbers of the near threatened Black-tailed Godwit, Australian Bustard and Black-necked Stork and the restricted-range Dusky Gerygone.
Acknowledgements
Pete Collins, Clive Minton and Roz Jessop provided additional data for the nomination.
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 23/12/2024.