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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
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius	LC	resident	1988-2000	uncommon	A1
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis	LC	resident	1998-2008	rare	A2
Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2
Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis	EN	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Bower's Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri	VU	resident	1998-2008	rare	A2, A3
Pied Monarch Arses kaupi	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Victoria's Riflebird Lophorina victoriae	VU	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2

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	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Savanna	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Malbon Thompson	Forest Reserve	11
-	Tam O'Shanter	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Edmund Kennedy	National Park	16
-	Graham Range Forest Park	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Glen Idle Nature Refuge	Other Conservation Area	<1
1988	Wet Tropics of Queensland	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
1989	Cairns	Marine Park	6
1994	Ella Bay	National Park	7
1994	Kurrimine Beach	National Park	2
2001	Dallachy Creek	Fish Habitat Area (A)	3
2001	Wreck Creek	Fish Habitat Area (A)	2
2001	Murray River	Fish Habitat Area (A)	<1
2001	Hull River	Fish Habitat Area (A)	2
2001	Malbon Thompson	Forest Reserve	11
2004	Great Barrier Reef Coast	Marine Park	5
2004	Trinity	Forest Reserve	4
2005	Mount Mackay	National Park	7
2008	Russell River	National Park	8
2008	Hull River	National Park	6
2009	Girramay	National Park	12
2010	Clump Mountain	National Park	1
2011	Mandingalbay Yidinji	Indigenous Protected Area	13
2011	Djiru	National Park	8
2013	Girringun	Indigenous Protected Area	32
2013	Maria Creek	National Park	1
2014	Malbon Thompson	Conservation Park	<1
2015	Grey Peaks	National Park	2
2016	Moresby Range	National Park	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Melaleuca forests & woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets, Mangroves	90
Savanna	Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
military	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)

Queensland State Government - Parks and Wildlife, Aboriginal land and the Department of Defence.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coastal-wet-tropics-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.