Binya and Cocoparra


IBA Justification

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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta LC resident 2004–2006 39–50 birds A1

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


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2020 poor high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

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 now most of population/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Pollution now some of population/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes likely in long term (>4 years) some of population/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance now few individuals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting few individuals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1983 Cocoparra National Park 51

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Callitris forests & woodlands; Eucalypt woodlands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
forestry major (>10)

Land ownership
New South Wales State Government with management the responsibility of the Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Department of Primary Industries.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Binya and Cocoparra (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/binya-and-cocoparra-iba-australia on 03/12/2024.