Current view: Data table and detailed info
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'):
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).
IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)
State (condition)
Pressure (threat)
Response (action)
2020
not assessed
not assessed
not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?
State assessed by
Accuracy of information
no
unset
-
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click
here
Protected area (PA)
PA designation
PA area (ha)
Relationship of PA with IBA
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
New England
National Park
71,176
protected area overlaps with site
71,299
Gumbaynggirr
National Park
4,908
protected area contained by site
0
Gumbaynggirr
State Conservation Area
2,534
protected area is adjacent to site
0
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
370,000
protected area overlaps with site
32,395
Cunnawarra
National Park
16,231
protected area is adjacent to site
0
Bellinger River
National Park
2,832
protected area is adjacent to site
0
Habitat (IUCN level 1)
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Forest
Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets
-
Grassland
Tussock grasslands
-
Shrubland
Heath
-
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research
-
NSW state government with management the responsibility of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: New England. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/new-england-iba-australia on 28/09/2023.