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Site description (2008 baseline):
Site location and context
The Calingiri IBA supports at least 1% of the breeding population of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, with nesting trees and feeding habitat distributed over a number of properties and land tenures centred around the Calingiri town site in the northern wheatbelt of Western Australia. The IBA boundaries are defined by known areas of suitable nesting habitat. Future surveys may identify adjacent areas supporting cockatoos that can be included in the IBA at a later time. The Calingiri IBA is comprised of nature reserves with largely intact vegetation, private properties with small vegetation remnants and public land with isolated nesting trees. Food resources for breeding birds include proteaceous plants in native kwongan heath, garden plants and the seeds of weed species such as wild radish and wild geranium. The IBA consists of all suitable native vegetation and isolated nesting trees within the identified area. Pasture, crops, non-native plants and weed populations are not included in the IBA. The area has a Mediterranean climate.
Additional bird surveys may show that other significant species are present in the IBA.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Exclusion of stock and native herbivores by fencing and weed control around nesting trees and in native vegetation to promote regeneration. Nest hollow repair and nest competitor control. Planting appropriate native food plant species near nesting areas.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
The Birds Australia Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project actively works with landholders to monitor Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo and encourage conservation actions on private land. Cockys for Landcare community landcare group has been active in the past. Conservation actions in the IBA include monitoring nest sites; planting salt-tolerant proteaceous food plants in salinity affected areas; revegetation; and a trial erection of artificial nest hollows in the Calingiri townsite. Nest hollow repairs have been undertaken as part of a broader nest hollow repair initiative for Carnaby's Black-Cocaktoo recovery.
The IBA overlaps with four protected areas.
Private landholders - farmers; Department of Environment and Conservation; mixed ownership in town site (private land, local government, service utilitities).
Site access / Land-owner requests
Contact Birds Australia Western Australia's Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project for access details related to private land.
Cheryl Gole (WWF-Australia and Birds Australia Western Australia) and Dejan Stojanovic (Birds Australia) prepared the nomination. Kellie Mantle, Rick Dawson and Peter Mawson (Department of Environment and Conservation) kindly provided mapping assistance, data and comments.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Calingiri (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/calingiri-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.
