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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
Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus	LC	resident (1990–2008)	uncommon	A3
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis	NT	resident (1966–2007)	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes occidentalis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	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
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bon Bon Station	Conservation Reserve (II)	11

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)	Semi-desert (includes gibber plains)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Acacia shrublands; Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)

Pastoral properties: Ingomar, McDouall Peak (includes Twins and Bolta Boltana), Mount Eba, Bulgunnia, Wilgenia, North Well, Bon Bon, Mount Vivian and Coondambo. OZ Minerals operate a copper-gold mine at Prominent Hill. Bon Bon (216,810 ha) is managed by Bush Heritage Australia.

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