Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Tasmanian Native-hen Tribonyx mortierii |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
uncommon |
A2, A3 |
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
common |
A2, A3 |
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
uncommon |
A2, A3 |
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris |
VU |
resident (1998–2008) |
uncommon |
A2, A3 |
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
common |
A2, A3 |
Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
common |
A2, A3 |
Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
frequent |
A2, A3 |
Scrubtit Acanthornis magna |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
uncommon |
A2, A3 |
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
frequent |
A2 |
Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa |
LC |
resident (1998–2008) |
common |
A2, A3 |
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster |
LC |
resident (1993) |
uncommon |
A3 |
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea |
LC |
breeding (1998–2008) |
uncommon |
A1, A3 |
Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata |
VU |
resident (1998–2008) |
frequent |
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2008 |
not assessed |
high |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
2000 |
Douglas-Apsley
|
National Park (II) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
major (>10) |
Eucalypt low open forests; Eucalypt open forests; Eucalypt tall open forests; Eucalypt woodlands; Other forests & woodlands |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
Douglas-Apsley National Park is managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. Most is owned by the State but some is privately owned by the Wilderness Society (Parks and Wildlife Service 1993).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Douglas-Apsley (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/douglas-apsley-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.