Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,835 hectares (18.35 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | not assessed | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Shallow Inlet supports more than 1% of the world's Double-banded Plovers and Red-necked Stints, and has supported the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot (confirmed by a sighting in 2007).
Acknowledgements
Bird data and site description from Shorebirds Site Network nomination by Peter Collins. Bird data supplied by the AWSG Victorian Branch and DSE for Sanderling.
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 23/12/2024.