Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 61,127 hectares (611.27 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | not assessed | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The IBA supports what is believed to be the largest population of the vulnerable Black-breasted Button-quail in the world. It also supports populations of three restricted-range species and occasional records of the biome-restricted Australian Logrunner at the western limit of its known range.
Acknowledgements
The nomination was written by Michael Mathieson (Queensland Environmental Protection Agency). Key contacts for monitoring & conservation: QPW Sunshine Coast - Burnett Region; EPA Biodiversity Sciences.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bunya Mountains and Yarraman (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bunya-mountains-and-yarraman-iba-australia on 26/12/2024.