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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
Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis	LC	resident	1990-2008	uncommon	A3
Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii	LC	resident	1990-2008	common	A3
Black Honeyeater Sugomel nigrum	LC	resident	1990-2008	uncommon	A3
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus	LC	resident	1990-2008	frequent	A3
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis	NT	resident	1990-2001	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Banded Whiteface Aphelocephala nigricincta	LC	resident	1990-2008	frequent	A3
Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum	LC	resident	1990-2008	common	A3
Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes occidentalis	LC	resident	1990-2008	common	A3

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
Shrubland	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semi-desert (includes gibber plains)	major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands, Other shrublands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Ownership by Traditional Owners.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Granite Downs (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/granite-downs-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.