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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
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata	VU	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	resident	2000-2008	frequent	A1, A3
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident	-	uncommon	A3
Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris	EN	resident	2005	rare	A1, A2, A3
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata	LC	resident	-	uncommon	A3
Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3

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 (2008) 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
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Fitzgerald River	National Park	100
1978	Fitzgerald River National Park	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heath, Mallee shrublands & woodlands	major (>10)
Forest	Acacia forests & woodlands, Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt woodlands	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral, Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

State Government (Department of Environment and Conservation).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fitzgerald River (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fitzgerald-river-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.