Bundarra-Barraba


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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia CR resident (1990–2007) 10–100 birds A1
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata VU resident (1990–2008) uncommon A1

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 very poor very 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
Savanna poor (40–69%) poor (40–69%) very 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%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use likely in long term (>4 years) most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1979 Linton Nature Reserve (Ia) <1
1988 Ironbark Nature Reserve (Ia) <1
1999 Stony Batter Creek Nature Reserve (Ia) <1
2010 Warrabah National Park (II) 1
2011 Hobden Hill CCA Zone 1 National Park (Ia) <1
2011 Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve (III) <1
2011 Woodsreef CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area (II) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Improved grassland & pasture
Savanna major (>10) Eucalypt open woodlands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
nature conservation and research minor (<10)

Land ownership
Combination of Leasehold, freehold, nature reserves and Crown Land. Crown Land is managed by The Rural Lands Protection Board and nature reserves by NPWS.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bundarra-Barraba (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bundarra-barraba-iba-australia on 12/12/2024.