Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,284,817 hectares (22,848.17 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
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Site summary
This IBA supports a large population of the restricted-range Eyrean Grasswren, small numbers of the endangered Plains-wanderer, relatively good numbers of the near threatened Grey Falcon and Australian Bustard, and the arid-biome-restricted Inland Dotterel, Banded Whiteface, Grey-headed Honeyeater, Grey Honeyeater, Black Honeyeater, Pied Honeyeater, Gibberbird, Chirruping Wedgebill, Chiming Wedgebill, Cinnamon Quail-thrush and Painted Finch.
Acknowledgements
Dez Wells drafted the nomination based on surveys by Birds Australia Southern Queensland and Eric Anderson provided data from the Mulligan River surveys.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Simpson Desert (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/simpson-desert-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.