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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
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus	VU	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	breeding (1998–2008)	common	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1900	Blue Rag	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	East Caledonia	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	Wonnangatta River	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	Forest Hill	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	Hollands Knob	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	Whiterock Creek	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1900	Mount McAdam	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1977	Kosciuszko National Park	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	48
1979	Mount Pleasant	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1982	Burnside	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1982	Buenba	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1982	Porphyry Hill	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1984	Lagoon Plateau	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1984	Shepherds Creek	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1992	Mount Darling - Snowy Bluff	Wilderness Zone (Ib)	3
1992	Macalister Area	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	2
1992	Buchan Headwaters	Wilderness Zone (II)	2
1992	Suggan Buggan	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Bogong	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Razor - Viking	Wilderness Zone (Ib)	1
1992	Bundara - Cobungra	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Indi	Wilderness Zone (II)	1
1992	Snowy River	Heritage River (V)	1
1992	Upper Snowy Area	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Davies Plain	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Cobberas	Wilderness Zone (II)	1
1992	The Governors	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	1
1992	Tingaringy	Wilderness Zone (Ib)	1
1992	Mitchell and Wonnangatta Rivers	Heritage River (V)	<1
1992	Dandongadale (part in Alpine NP)	Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (II)	<1
1992	Wallaby Creek	Natural Catchment Area (II)	<1
1992	Upper Buchan River	Heritage River (II)	<1
1992	Avon, Turton, and Dolodrook Rivers; Ben Cruachan Ck	Natural Catchment Area (Ib)	<1
1992	Mitta Mitta River	Heritage River (V)	<1
1992	Wongungurra River headwaters	Natural Catchment Area (II)	<1
1992	Pinnacle Ck - East Branch	Natural Catchment Area (Ib)	<1
1992	Suggan Buggan and Berrima Rivers	Heritage River (II)	<1
1992	Blue Rag Creek	Natural Catchment Area (II)	<1
1992	Gattamurh Creek	Natural Catchment Area (Ib)	<1
1992	Howqua River	Heritage River (V)	<1
1996	Boiler Plain	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1996	Tom Groggin	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1996	Beehive Creek	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
1996	Wombat Creek	Reference Area (Ia)	<1
2009	Alpine National Park	National Park (II)	46
2011	Kosciuszko	National Park (II)	48

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt open forests; Eucalypt tall open forests; Eucalypt woodlands
Grassland	minor (<10)	Tussock grasslands
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Heath
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Montane bogs, swamps & mires

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Australian Alps (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/australian-alps-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.