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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	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

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 (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1939	Unnamed WA21980	Nature Reserve	<1
1970	Welsh	Nature Reserve	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Acacia shrublands, Mallee shrublands & woodlands	85
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.