Data Zone
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Improved grassland & pasture |
| Savanna | major (>10) | Eucalypt open woodlands |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | major (>10) |
| nature conservation and research | minor (<10) |
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 23/12/2024.