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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
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A3
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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
1930	Unnamed WA20349	Nature Reserve (Ia)	2
1969	Pallarup	Nature Reserve (Ia)	6
1980	Dunn Rock	Nature Reserve (Ia)	36
1986	Lake King	Nature Reserve (Ia)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	80	Heath; Mallee shrublands & woodlands
Wetlands (inland)	15	Saline lakes
Savanna	5	Eucalypt open woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
not utilised	30

Western Australian State Government with the nature reserves and the unallocated Crown Land managed by WA Dept of Environment and Conservation, although the unallocated Crown Land is not formally listed.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dunn Rock and Lake King (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunn-rock-and-lake-king-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.