Seagull Lake (Eyre Peninsula)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Fairy Tern Sternula nereis VU resident (2005–2008) 15–50 birds A1, A4i

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 high 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
Natural system modifications happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2006 Sceale Bay Conservation Park (III) 98

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
not utilised major (>10)

Land ownership
South Australian Government (managed by the Department for Environment and Heritage) and private.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seagull Lake (Eyre Peninsula) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seagull-lake-(eyre-peninsula)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.