Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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White-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa albipennis | LC | resident | 2008 | common | A2, A3 |
Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | uncommon | A1, A2, A3 |
Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A2 |
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius | LC | resident | 1998-2008 | uncommon | A1 |
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Turnix castanotus | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A1, A2, A3 |
Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | common | A3 |
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | common | A3 |
Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris | LC | resident | 1988-2008 | frequent | A2, A3 |
Black Grasswren Amytornis housei | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A2, A3 |
Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A3 |
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | abundant | A3 |
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | common | A3 |
Kimberley Honeyeater Microptilotis fordianus | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A2, A3 |
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | common | A3 |
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A3 |
Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A3 |
Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | frequent | A3 |
Australian Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | rare | A3 |
Masked Finch Poephila personata | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | rare | A3 |
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda | LC | resident | 1978-2008 | uncommon | A3 |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2008 | high | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | low |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Wilinggin | Indigenous Protected Area | 2,414,183 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Uunguu | Indigenous Protected Area | 759,784 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Prince Regent | National Park | 584,817 | protected area contained by site | 634,952 |
Mitchell River | National Park | 115,052 | protected area contained by site | 115,325 |
Lawley River | National Park | 17,319 | protected area contained by site | 17,572 |
Laterite | Conservation Park | 10,393 | protected area contained by site | 12,191 |
Lalang-garram / Camden Sound | Marine Park | 625,602 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Dambimangari | Indigenous Protected Area | 641,917 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Camp Creek | Conservation Park | 1,288 | protected area contained by site | 1,267 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Rainforest & vine thickets | - |
Savanna | Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders | - |
Coastline | Mangrove wetlands | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Prince Regent and Mitchell River. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.