Shoal Bay (Darwin) (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Shoal Bay (Darwin)

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
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	non-breeding	2006-2007	3,900-4,400 individuals	A4i

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 (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	low	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
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1909	Buffalo Creek Management Area	Management Agreement Area	2
1988	Tree Point Conservation Area	Other Conservation Area	5
2000	Shoal Bay	Coastal Reserve	33

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Land ownership

Department of Defence and unallocated Crown Land.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shoal Bay (Darwin) (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shoal-bay-(darwin)-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.