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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
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	non-breeding	2000	3,687 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Unnamed (No.HA105)	Heritage Agreement	<1
1999	Unnamed (No.HA1096)	Heritage Agreement	2
2009	Upper Spencer Gulf	Marine Park	15
2009	Upper Spencer Gulf	Marine Park	11
2009	Upper Spencer Gulf	Marine Park	11

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)

Mostly state government.

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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.