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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
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris	LC	resident	1989-1993	154-163 individuals	A4i
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus	LC	resident	1989-1993	203-215 individuals	A4i
Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus	VU	resident	1983-1989	292-296 individuals	A1, A4i
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster	CR	breeding	2005	150 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris	VU	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A3
Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Scrubtit Acanthornis magna	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2
Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster	LC	resident	1998-2009	frequent	A3
Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata	VU	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, 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 (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Tasmanian Wilderness	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	76
1999	Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers	National Park	9
2012	Southwest	Conservation Area	19
2013	Southwest	National Park	72

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets	minor (<10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Heath	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent herbaceous swamps & bogs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Tasmanian State Government and managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/melaleuca-to-birchs-inlet-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.