Kwobrup-Badgebup (Australia) IBA | Details

Kwobrup-Badgebup

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	breeding (2003)	10–20 nests	A1, A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A3
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A3

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	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole of population/area (>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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt woodlands
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Heath

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
water management	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Local government (Shire of Katanning); Waters and Rivers Commission (Water Corporation).

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