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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
Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi	NT	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum	LC	resident (1998–2008)	rare	A3
Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus	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 (2016) 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%)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges	National Park (II)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt woodlands; Other forests & woodlands
Savanna	major (>10)	Acacia open woodlands; Eucalypt open woodlands
Shrubland	major (>10)
Grassland	minor (<10)	Tussock grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park is co-managed by the Department for Environment and Heritage and the indigenous Adnyamathanha people. Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is leasehold land managed privately for tourism and conservation; it is officially recognised as a nature sanctuary under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.

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