Menindee Lakes: Difference between revisions

Some {{convert|423|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of the lakes and their surrounds, with the exception of Lake Tandou, have been identified by [[BirdLife International]] as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) because it has supported up to 222,000 waterbirds, including over 1% of the world populations of [[freckled duck]]s, [[grey teal]]s, [[pink-eared duck]]s, [[red-necked avocet]]s, [[sharp-tailed sandpiper]]s and [[red-capped plover]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Menindee Lakes |accessdate=2011-08-15 |work=Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |dateurl-status= |deadurl=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=6 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> Other waterbirds sometimes using the lakes in large numbers are [[Australasian shoveller]]s, [[Australian shelduck]]s, [[pied cormorant]]s, [[yellow-billed spoonbill]]s, [[Eurasian coot]]s and [[white-headed stilt]]s. Other species recorded in the IBA include [[Australian bustard]], [[black honeyeater|black]] and [[pied honeyeater]]s, [[chirruping wedgebill]] and [[grey falcon]].<ref name=bli/>