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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
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	1998-2000	frequent	A1
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Eungella Honeyeater Bolemoreus hindwoodi	NT	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, 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 (2019) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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 planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Crediton	Forest Reserve	13
2013	Eungella	National Park	56

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt tall open forests, Eucalypt woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets	90
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Rivers & streams	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	53
nature conservation and research	47

Queensland State Government with management the responsibility of QPWS and Queensland State Forests.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Clarke Range (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/clarke-range-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.