East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Sites in Victoria, Polygons

Polygons define six Victorian sites recognized as critical habitats within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, a migratory route spanning 22 countries from the Arctic to New Zealand. The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated in April 2026. Corner Inlet was the first Victorian site listed in 1996, with others added in 2000 and 2006.

Use Cases

• Map critical shorebird habitat boundaries for conservation planning based on the polygon data.
• Analyze site network expansion over time based on the described listing dates (1996, 2000, 2006).
• Assess spatial relationships between listed Victorian sites (e.g., Corner Inlet, Western Port) and other land-use data.
• Support international flyway conservation initiatives by providing geospatial data for sites within the 22-country network.

Strengths

• Provides geospatial polygons for six specifically named Victorian shorebird sites.
• Sites are part of an international network (East Asian-Australasian Flyway) recognized since 1996.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely digitized or surveyed boundary definitions for designated conservation sites.

Time Range

Site network established from 1996 onward; dataset temporal coverage is unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 22:02:36.232914; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia, specifically six named sites including Corner Inlet and Western Port.