Watervalley Wetlands (Australia) IBA | Details

Watervalley Wetlands

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 (1995–2007)	10–600 birds	A1, A4i
Musk Duck Biziura lobata	LC	resident (1995–2007)	10–800 birds	A4i
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	VU	non-breeding (1996–2007)	600–4,600 birds	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 (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Unnamed (No.HA1005)	Heritage Agreement (III)	8

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	56	Permanent herbaceous swamps & bogs; Saline lakes
Forest	31	Eucalypt woodlands; Melaleuca forests & woodlands
Shrubland	7	Heath
Artificial/Terrestrial	6	Improved grassland & pasture

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

The majority of the land is owned by Wetlands and Wildlife (1st Floor, 187 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000) with the rest owned by TK and PA Brinkworth of Kingston SA. All will, in due course, become the property of Wetlands and Wildlife.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watervalley Wetlands (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watervalley-wetlands-iba-australia on 24/12/2024.