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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	1980-2008	uncommon	A1
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A1
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata	VU	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A1

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 (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Very little or no conservation action taking place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Goonoo CCA Zone 3 State	Conservation Area	52
-	Goonoo CCA Zone 1	National Park	9
1980	Coolbaggie	Nature Reserve	1
2005	Goonoo	CCA Zone 1 National Park	9
2011	Goonoo	CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area	52

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Callitris forests & woodlands, Eucalypt woodlands	major (>10)
Shrubland	Mallee shrublands & woodlands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

NSW State government with management by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; NSW State Forests and some private land.

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