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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
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	breeding	2005-2008	20-24 nests	A1, A3
Western Corella Cacatua pastinator	LC	resident	2005-2008	350-400 individuals	A2, A3
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus	LC	non-breeding	2005-2008	uncommon	A3

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 (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	major (>10)
Shrubland	Heath	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
energy production and mining	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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