Australian Alps


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2009)
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Area: 1,428,122 hectares (14,281.22 km2)

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2020 poor high medium
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Site summary
This extensive area of protected high-altitude forest and woodland supports large breeding populations of the near threatened Flame Robin and restricted-range Pilotbird.

Acknowledgements
Doug Watkins assisted with the development of this nomination.


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.