Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 62,301 hectares (623.01 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Western Port regularly supports small numbers of the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot, declining numbers of the vulnerable Fairy Tern, and more than 1% of the world population of Eastern Curlew, Red-necked Stint and Pied Oystercatcher.
Acknowledgements
BOCA kindly gave access to their long-term bird monitoring database. Richard Lyon - Arthur Rylah Institute of Environmental Research; Janet Holmes - DSE and Peter Dann provided expert advice during preparation of the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Port (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-port-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.