Lockerbie Scrub (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Lockerbie Scrub

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
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

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	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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt tall open forests, Eucalypt woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban parks & gardens	5
Introduced vegetation		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.