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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Baudin's Black-cockatoo Zanda baudinii	CR	non-breeding (1996–2008)	1,480 birds	A1, A2, A3, A4ii
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	non-breeding (1996–2008)	450 birds	A1, A3
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A3
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A2, A3
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A3
Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
White-breasted Robin Quoyornis georgianus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Pickering Brook	National Park (II)	5
-	Canning	National Park (II)	20
1927	Stinton Cascades	Nature Reserve (Ia)	1
1936	Unnamed WA21569	5(1)(g) Reserve (II)	<1
1992	Unnamed WA42044	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
2004	Midgegooroo	National Park (II)	19
2004	Korung	National Park (II)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt tall open forests; Eucalypt woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Private landholders (orchardists, farmers, peri-urban residents); state forests (Department of Environment and Conservation); local government; service providers (Western Power); Water Corporation.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Araluen-Wungong (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/araluen-wungong-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.