Potential Carnaby's Cockatoo Feeding Habitat in Swan Coastal Plain

Swan Coastal Plain IBRA region areas of remnant vegetation that may provide important feeding resources for Carnaby's black cockatoo. The dataset, created by David Mitchell of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, is designed for use with associated feeding, breeding, and roosting data layers.

Use Cases

• Identify remnant vegetation areas for field validation as Unconfirmed Feeding Habitat.
• Integrate this layer with associated feeding data layers for comprehensive habitat mapping.
• Analyze spatial overlap between potential feeding resources and known breeding or roosting sites.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• Offers multiple interoperable file formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY license for reuse.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names and row count, is unknown.
• Habitat classification is unconfirmed, requiring ground truthing for validation.
• Spatial analysis requires GIS expertise and compatible software.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Collection Method

Derived from methods described in the 'Methods for Mapping Carnaby's Cockatoo Habitat' report.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Swan Coastal Plain IBRA region, Western Australia