Western Port


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i (2009)
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Area: 62,301 hectares (623.01 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed medium not assessed
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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 23/12/2024.