Rubicon Estuary


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 1,391 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2019 not assessed medium low
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Site summary
The Rubicon Estuary supports more than 1% of the world population of Pied Oystercatcher and smaller numbers of other wader species.

Acknowledgements
The nomination was prepared by Peter Britton. Hazel Britton has assisted with field work and contributed significantly in the development of this nomination. Thanks to Cradle Coast NRM and to James Shaddick, in particular, for creating and supplying a suitably layered Rubicon Estuary map for use in the field. Anthony Timmerman and other staff at Narawntapu National Park continue to have an important management/conservation role at North East Arm.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rubicon Estuary (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rubicon-estuary-iba-australia on 03/12/2024.