Key Biodiversity Areas

Lake Eyre (24442)
Australia, Australasia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPelecanus conspicillatusAustralian PelicanLC2009B1, D1alink-icon
AvesCalidris acuminataSharp-tailed SandpiperLC2009D1alink-icon
AvesRecurvirostra novaehollandiaeRed-necked AvocetLC2009B1, D1alink-icon
AvesCladorhynchus leucocephalusBanded StiltLC2009B1, D1alink-icon
AvesCalidris ruficollisRed-necked StintLC2009D1alink-icon
AvesHydroprogne caspiaCaspian TernLC2009D1alink-icon
AvesLarus novaehollandiaeLC2009B1, D1alink-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lake Eyre. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 14, 2025.