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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
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 individuals	A3
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda	LC	resident	1998-2008	254 individuals	A3
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae	LC	resident	1998-2008	50-880 individuals	A1, 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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
2009	Newry Station Gouldian Finch	Conservation Covenant	1
2014	Keep River	National Park	23

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Hummock grasslands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.