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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
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	breeding (2003–2008)	19–20 nests	A1, A3
Western Corella Cacatua pastinator	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	LC	unknown (2007–2008)	frequent	A3
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	LC	resident (2007–2008)	common	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (2007–2008)	common	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	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% 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
1893	Gillingarra	Nature Reserve (Ia)	1
1931	Koodjee	Nature Reserve (Ia)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Improved grassland & pasture
Shrubland	major (>10)	Heath
Forest	minor (<10)	Eucalypt open forests; Eucalypt woodlands

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

Private; state government (Department of Environment and Conservation).

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