Karroun Hill (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Karroun Hill

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Karroun Hill	Nature Reserve	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	60
Shrubland	Acacia shrublands	30
Grassland	Hummock grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

Fully managed by Western Australian State government.

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