Piscivorous (fish-eating) birds

Indicator

Piscivorous (fish-eating) birds

Status

  • Mixed

Trend

Mixed

Data quality

Mixed

Status: Unknown in Other Marine and Coastal Areas, Good in Corner Inlet, Good in Western Port.

Data custodian: 

Arthur Rylah Institute; Birdlife Australia; Deakin University

The numbers of fish-eating birds in Western Port have been in decline while those in Corner Inlet have been increasing. Data for other marine and coastal areas are insufficient to determine status and trends.

Region: 
Corner Inlet, Western Port, Other Marine and Coastal Areas
Measures: 
Total counts of terns, cormorants and Australian pelican in summer (February) and winter (June–July)
Topics: 
Marine & coastal environments