Towerrining Lake and Moodiarrup Swamps (Australia) IBA | Details

Towerrining Lake and Moodiarrup Swamps

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis	LC	resident (1997–2007)	420 birds	A1, A4i

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 (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2019	poor	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Towerrining	Nature Reserve (Ia)	90

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Ephemeral; Saline lakes

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Land ownership

Crown Land managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation; private (leasehold) land managed by the Shire of West Arthur; and private (freehold) land. Towerrining Lake is partly freehold; part of the wetland is Crown Land leased to the Shire of Arthur.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Towerrining Lake and Moodiarrup Swamps (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/towerrining-lake-and-moodiarrup-swamps-iba-australia on 18/12/2024.