Shallow Inlet (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Shallow Inlet

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus	NT	non-breeding	1984-1989	538-597 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	1981-1987	3,366-5,421 individuals	A4i
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	non-breeding	2007	1 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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 (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	medium	low
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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park	National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve	90

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland	Other shrublands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Victorian State Government.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shallow Inlet (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shallow-inlet-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.