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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	non-breeding	1990-2007	250 individuals	A1
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta	LC	resident	1998-2008	150 males	A1
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia	CR	resident	1990-2007	800 individuals	A1
Rockwarbler Origma solitaria	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata	VU	resident	1998-2008	common	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Savanna	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2011	Mugii Murum-ban	State Conservation Area	5
2016	Capertee	National Park	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture	30
Forest	Eucalypt open forests	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

State or local government (Crown Land, State Forest) with agriculture and grazing privately owned.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Capertee Valley (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/capertee-valley-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.