Lilyvale


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
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus EN resident 2000 5 breeding pairs A1
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps LC resident 1998-2008 common A3
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus LC resident 1998-2008 common A3
Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava LC resident 1998-2008 common A3
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens LC resident - frequent 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

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
2008 Lilyvale Nature Refuge 42

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Eucalypt woodlands 70
Savanna Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands 30
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100

Land ownership
Queensland State Government


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lilyvale (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lilyvale-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.