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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
White-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa albipennis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A1
Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A3
Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A3
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A1
Masked Finch Poephila personata	LC	resident (1998–2008)	624 birds	A3
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda	LC	resident (1998–2008)	254 birds	A3
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae	LC	resident (1998–2008)	50–880 birds	A1, 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

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
2009	Newry Station Gouldian Finch	Conservation Covenant (IV)	1
2014	Keep River	National Park (V)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Hummock grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

Mostly Newry pastoral lease and Keep River National Park; other leases in Western Australia. The national park is the responsibility of NT Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keep River (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keep-river-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.