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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
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	resident	1997-2008	12-20 breeding pairs	A1
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	non-breeding	1997-2007	150 individuals	A1
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia	CR	non-breeding	2000-2007	1-6 individuals	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	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Fishermans Bend State	Conservation Area	<1
1971	Limeburners Creek	Nature Reserve	8
1984	Kattang	Nature Reserve	<1
1987	Sea Acres	Nature Reserve	<1
1993	Macquarie	Nature Reserve	<1
1999	Lake Innes	Nature Reserve	3
2002	Clybucca	Historic Site	<1
2003	Queens Lake	State Conservation Area	1
2003	Lake Innes	State Conservation Area	<1
2005	Woregore	Nature Reserve	<1
2006	Hat Head	National Park	6
2006	Queens Lake	Nature Reserve	1
2010	Limeburners Creek	National Park	8
2010	Fishermans Bend	Nature Reserve	<1
2010	Sea Acres	National Park	<1
2010	Arakoon	National Park	<1
2012	Maria	National Park	2
2012	Yarrahapinni Wetlands	National Park	1
2012	Clybucca	Aboriginal Area	1
2013	Arakoon	National Park	<1
2015	Goolawah	National Park	<1
2015	Goolawah	Regional Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture, Other urban & industrial areas	major (>10)
Forest	Eucalypt tall open forests, Melaleuca forests & woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

State Forest, State protected areas, freehold and leasehold properties.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hastings-Macleay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hastings-macleay-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.