The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor | CR | non-breeding | 1990-2007 | 250 individuals | A1 |
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta | LC | resident | 1998-2008 | 150 males | A1 |
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia | CR | resident | 1990-2007 | 800 individuals | A1 |
Rockwarbler Origma solitaria | LC | resident | 1998-2008 | common | A2, A3 |
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata | VU | resident | 1998-2008 | common | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2020 | unfavourable | very high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | Eucalypt open forests | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | poor (40-69%) | unfavourable |
Savanna | Eucalypt open woodlands | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | poor (40-69%) | unfavourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Climate change and severe weather | drought | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | problematic native species/diseases - named species | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - suppression in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Some of site covered (10-49%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Wollemi | National Park | 502,392 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Mugii Murum-ban | State Conservation Area | 3,651 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Greater Blue Mountains Area | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1,030,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Gardens of Stone | National Park | 15,115 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Capertee | National Park | 5,553 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | Improved grassland & pasture | - |
Forest | Eucalypt open forests | - |
Savanna | Eucalypt open woodlands | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Capertee Valley. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/capertee-valley-iba-australia on 19/03/2024.