EAST ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN FLYWAY

EAST ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN FLYWAY

The East Asian-Australasian Flyway is the most densely populated flyway in the world, supporting almost 2 billion people. It also incredibly species-rich, with 523 species bird species traversing across its 22 countries from Alaska to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. BirdLife International’s Flyways Initiative with the Asian Development Bank and the EAAFP Partnership will mobilise $3 billion to protect 150 priority wetland sites within the zone, benefitting both the migratory birds and nearly 200 million people who rely on these ecosystems for their livelihoods.

Hero Species

Although the East Asian-Australasian Flyway hosts a huge array of birds, you can also find some of the most endangered birds in the world on this unique flyway. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is a gorgeous wader, so named for its uniquely shaped beak specially designed for feeding on marine invertebrates. Despite being less than 800 spoon-billed sand pipers left in the world, a huge conservation effort to save them is underway so there is still hope yet for spoonie.

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