Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris | NT | resident (1995–2007) | 90 birds | A1 |
| Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris | LC | resident (1995–2007) | 307–376 birds | A4i |
| Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis | EN | non-breeding (1995–2007) | 1,365–2,844 birds | A4i |
| Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes | LC | non-breeding (1995–2007) | 3,014–3,831 birds | A4i |
| Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis | LC | resident (1995–2008) | abundant | A2 |
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 | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Shoalwater Bay | Dugong Protection Area (A) (IV) | 30 |
| 1900 | Port Clinton (Reef Point - Cape Clinton) | Dugong Protection Area (A) (IV) | 17 |
| 1981 | Great Barrier Reef | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 47 |
| 1988 | Mackay / Capricorn | Marine Park (IV) | 76 |
| 2000 | Shoalwater Bay | Conservation Park (III) | <1 |
| 2004 | Great Barrier Reef Coast | Marine Park (II) | 53 |
| 2004 | Great Barrier Reef Coast | Marine Park (II) | 20 |
| 2004 | Great Barrier Reef Coast | Marine Park (II) | 2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mangroves |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
| military | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shoalwater Bay (Rockhampton) (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shoalwater-bay-(rockhampton)-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.