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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster	NT	resident	1970-2008	10 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3
Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti	NT	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens	EN	resident	1970-2008	rare	A1, A2, A3
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus	EN	resident	1970-2008	10-20 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Paradise Riflebird Lophorina paradisea	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Rainforest & vine thickets	0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wollumbin	National Park	4,248	protected area contained by site	1,669
Wollumbin	State Conservation Area	367	protected area contained by site	369
Upper Austinville	Nature Refuge	57	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Thornton View	Nature Refuge	354	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Springbrook	National Park	6,507	protected area overlaps with site	3,106
Springbrook	Forest Reserve	91	protected area contained by site	91
Spicers Peak	Nature Refuge	2,078	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Spicers Gap Road	Conservation Park	6	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Shingle Hut Creek	Nature Refuge	892	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Numinbah	Nature Reserve	898	protected area contained by site	858
Mount Warning	National Park	2,619	protected area contained by site	2,379
Mount Nothofagus	National Park	2,119	protected area contained by site	2,180
Mount Clunie	National Park	1,401	protected area contained by site	1,426
Mount Chinghee	National Park	1,260	protected area contained by site	1,260
Mount Barney	National Park	17,590	protected area overlaps with site	17,660
Mebbin	National Park	3,779	protected area contained by site	3,800
Main Range	National Park	30,388	protected area overlaps with site	29,730
Limpinwood	Nature Reserve	2,739	protected area contained by site	2,647
Lamington	National Park	21,218	protected area overlaps with site	20,590
Koreelah	National Park	5,144	protected area contained by site	5,270
Jingeri (A)	Nature Refuge	184	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hinze Dam Numinbah	Nature Refuge	264	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Goomburra Forest Retreat	Nature Refuge	48	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	370,000	protected area overlaps with site	98,584
Cainbable	Nature Refuge	113	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Border Ranges	National Park	31,646	protected area contained by site	31,683
Blue Fig Creek	Nature Refuge	25	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bartopia	Nature Refuge	105	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bally Mountain Conservation Area	Nature Refuge	367	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Austinville 3	Forest Reserve	112	protected area contained by site	112
Austinville 2	Forest Reserve	5	protected area contained by site	254
Austinville 1	Forest Reserve	195	protected area contained by site	195
An.Ki.Da	Nature Refuge	202	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Adjinbilly	Nature Refuge	31	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets	-
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Closed shrublands & low closed woodlands, Heath	-
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Queensland Government and NSW NPWS; small areas of private property (not mapped).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.