Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola (Australia)

Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges	National Park	66

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands, Other forests & woodlands	major (>10)
Savanna	Acacia open woodlands, Eucalypt open woodlands	major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Land ownership

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.

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 23/11/2024.