Coastal Bird Habitat Polygons for Victoria, Australia

A geospatial polygon layer identifies the main areas of bird habitats along the Victorian coast. The dataset was compiled from a broad range of published and unpublished sources, expert communications, and updated in 2015 with data from Birdlife Australia Shorebird 2020. It is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the spatial distribution of coastal bird habitats based on the polygon coverage.
• Plan conservation areas and assess habitat connectivity for shorebirds and seabirds.
• Conduct environmental impact assessments for coastal development projects using the identified habitat sites.
• Integrate habitat data with other environmental layers for species distribution modeling.

Strengths

• Spatial data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (TAB, MIF, GDB, SHP, DWG, DXF).
• Data sources include expert communications and Birdlife Australia's Shorebird 2020 program.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the exact number of habitat sites or their total area.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia).

Collection Method

Sites were identified from a broad range of published and unpublished sources and expert communications, with 2015 additions from Birdlife Australia.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 00:58:16.624840; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victorian coastal region, Australia.