Lockerbie Scrub (Australia) IBA | Details

Lockerbie Scrub

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
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus	LC	non-breeding (-)	frequent	A4ii
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A2
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus	LC	non-breeding (-)	frequent	A4ii

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	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	low

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	80	Eucalypt tall open forests; Eucalypt woodlands; Rainforest & vine thickets
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Urban parks & gardens
Introduced vegetation	5

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

Land ownership

Lockerbie Scrub is predominately aboriginal (Deed of Grant in Trust) land with some pockets of freehold particularly around the communities of Bamaga and New Mapoon.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lockerbie Scrub (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lockerbie-scrub-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.