| 词条 | Southern Yorke Peninsula Important Bird Area |
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The Southern Yorke Peninsula Important Bird Area is a {{convert|348|km2|abbr=off}} tract of land consisting of most of the south-western tip of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about {{convert|300|km|abbr=off}} west of Adelaide. DescriptionThe Important Bird Area (IBA) includes most of the south-western tip of Yorke Peninsula including land protected by statute, privately owned or declared as crown land and which usually has natural habitat. Outside this area, most of the Yorke Peninsula’s native vegetation has been cleared for grazing and cropping. The land in the IBA is an undulating plain, bordered by coastal cliffs, with calcareous sands and loams forming dunes over limestone bedrock. Habitats include intertidal ecosystems, beaches, heathlands, mallee woodlands and salt lakes. Temperatures average {{convert|13|C|abbr=off}} in winter and {{convert|28|C|abbr=off}} in summer with an average annual rainfall of {{convert|500|mm|abbr=off}}.[1] Criteria for nomination as an IBAThe site has been identified by BirdLife International as an IBA because it supports populations of malleefowl, fairy terns, western whipbirds, rock parrots and purple-gaped honeyeaters.[2] Associated protected areasWhile the IBA has no statutory status, it does overlap the following protected areas declared by the South Australian government: Innes National Park and Warrenben Conservation Park.[1] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Important Bird Areas factsheet: Southern Yorke Peninsula|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=26480|publisher=BirdLife International|accessdate=30 October 2014|date=2014}} {{coord|35|11|05|S|137|00|46|E|display=title|region:AU-SA_type:}}{{SouthAustralia-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Southern Yorke Peninsula |accessdate=2011-10-20 |work= Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= }} 2 : Important Bird Areas of South Australia|Yorke Peninsula |
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