Flinders Ranges


IBA Justification

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
Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi NT resident (-) common A2, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

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%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2013 Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Callitris forests & woodlands; Casuarina forests & woodlands
Savanna major (>10) Eucalypt open woodlands
Shrubland major (>10) Acacia shrublands; Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands; Mallee shrublands & woodlands
Grassland minor (<10) Hummock grasslands; Tussock grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100

Land ownership
Owned by the South Australian Government and managed by the Department for Environment and Heritage.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flinders Ranges (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flinders-ranges-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.