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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
Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster	VU	resident	2007-2008	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris	LC	resident	2008	common	A2, A3
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus	LC	resident	2008	frequent	A2, A3
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus	VU	resident	2007	2-6 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii	LC	resident	2008	frequent	A3
Paradise Riflebird Lophorina paradisea	LC	resident	2008	frequent	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	2008	common	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Mount Stanley 1	Forest Reserve	2
-	Elgin Vale	Forest Reserve	1
-	Yabba 2	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Jimna	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Imbil 2	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Conondale 1	Forest Reserve	2
-	Kandanga	Forest Reserve	4
-	Wrattens	Forest Reserve	9
-	Conondale 2	Forest Reserve	8
-	Elgin	Forest Reserve	1
-	Yabba 2	Forest Reserve	1
1995	Conondale	Resources Reserve	<1
2006	Maleny	National Park	1
2006	King	Conservation Park	1
2006	Amamoor	National Park	<1
2008	Little Bella	Nature Refuge	<1
2009	Kenilworth	Forest Reserve	4
2009	Imbil 1	Forest Reserve	2
2009	Yabba 2	Forest Reserve	1
2010	Oakview	National Park	2
2010	Glastonbury	National Park	<1
2010	Glastonbury	Forest Reserve	<1
2011	Wrattens	National Park	13
2014	Conondale	National Park	4
2014	Wrattens 2	Resources Reserve	2
2014	King	Conservation Park	1
2014	Wrattens 1	Conservation Park	<1
2014	Conondale 2	Resources Reserve	<1
2014	Conondale 1	Conservation Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	major (>10)
Forest	Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	minor (<10)
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
water management	minor (<10)

Queensland State government.

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