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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
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris	VU	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus	EN	resident (1994–1997)	70 birds	A1, A2, A3
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2
Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2, A3
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	breeding (1998–2008)	common	A1, A3
Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata	VU	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3

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
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Mulligans Hill	Conservation Area (VI)	4
2002	Shag Lagoon	Conservation Area (VI)	3
2002	The Dutchman	Conservation Area (VI)	1
2002	Summer Camp	Conservation Area (VI)	<1
2011	Brougham Sugarloaf	Conservation Area (VI)	4
2011	Youngs Creek	Conservation Area (V)	<1
2011	South Pats River	Conservation Area (V)	<1
2012	Darling Range	Conservation Area (VI)	18
2013	Mulligans Hill	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2013	Memana	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2015	Big Silver	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2015	Little Silver	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Eucalypt open forests; Eucalypt woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

State government (Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service) and some private holdings.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Flinders Island (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-flinders-island-iba-australia on 04/12/2024.