Spencer Gulf


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A4i (2009)
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Area: 46,038 ha

BirdLife Australia
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 stretch of coast has only been surveyed twice, both times supporting more than 1% of the global populations of Red-necked Stint and regionally significant numbers of a range of other shorebirds.

Acknowledgements
David Harper, Sarah Pearson and Lynn Pedler assisted with the nomination.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spencer Gulf (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spencer-gulf-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.