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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
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata	VU	resident (-)	frequent	A1
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	breeding (1998–2008)	frequent	A1, A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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
1979	Dragon Rocks	Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	95	Heath; Mallee shrublands & woodlands
Savanna	5	Eucalypt open woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Western Australian State government.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dragon Rocks (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dragon-rocks-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.