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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	breeding (2003–2008)	50–60 nests	A1

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.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1951	Unnamed WA23179	Nature Reserve (Ia)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	80	Other urban & industrial areas
Forest	20	Eucalypt woodlands

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

Multiple private landholders within town site; Shire of Moora; Main Roads Department; Western Rail; service utilities.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moora (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moora-iba-australia on 18/01/2025.