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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
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata	VU	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A1
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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
1939	Unnamed WA21980	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1970	Welsh	Nature Reserve (Ia)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	85	Acacia shrublands; Mallee shrublands & woodlands
Savanna	15	Eucalypt open woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	85
forestry	10
nature conservation and research	5

Majority of land is vested in state government as unallocated Crown Land, with a small nature reserve within the area (Department of Environment and Conservation) and a Timber Reserve also (vesting unknown at present, potentially Shire of Yilgarn).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Holleton (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/holleton-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.