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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens	EN	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris	LC	resident	1980-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus	LC	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii	LC	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A3
Paradise Riflebird Lophorina paradisea	LC	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	breeding	1980-2008	frequent	A1
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Gondwana Rainforests of Australia	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	31
1986	Paddys Brush	Flora Reserve	<1
1999	Mount Royal	National Park	5
1999	Mount Allyn	Flora Reserve	2
1999	Killarney	Nature Reserve	<1
1999	Barrington Tops	Reserve	<1
2003	Barrington Tops	State Conservation Area	7
2007	Mount Royal	Conservation Area	<1
2010	Barrington Tops	National Park	58

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Montane bogs, swamps & mires	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

NSW State Government with management by NSW NPWS.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barrington Tops and Gloucester Tops (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barrington-tops-and-gloucester-tops-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.