Key Biodiversity Areas

Lakes Alexandrina and Albert (26483)
Australia, Australasia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesTadorna tadornoidesAustralian ShelduckLC2009D1alink-icon
AvesCereopsis novaehollandiaeCape Barren GooseLC2009B1, D1alink-icon
AvesPhalacrocorax carboGreat CormorantLC2009D1alink-icon
AvesCalidris acuminataSharp-tailed SandpiperLC2009D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesBotaurus poiciloptilusAustralasian BitternEN2009link-icon
AvesSternula nereisFairy TernLC2009link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lakes Alexandrina and Albert. 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 24, 2025.