Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
White-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa albipennis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
800–1,200 birds |
A2, A3 |
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
250–500 birds |
A1 |
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius |
LC |
resident (2006) |
250–500 birds |
A1 |
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Turnix castanotus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
100–200 birds |
A1, A2, A3 |
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus |
EN |
resident (2004) |
10–20 birds |
A1 |
Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos |
VU |
resident (2004) |
2–6 birds |
A1, A3 |
Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
800–1,200 birds |
A3 |
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor |
LC |
non-breeding (2006) |
5,000–8,000 birds |
A3 |
Purple-crowned Fairywren Malurus coronatus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
250–350 birds |
A3 |
Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis |
LC |
resident (2006) |
8,000–12,000 birds |
A3 |
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps |
LC |
resident (2006) |
4,000–6,000 birds |
A3 |
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus |
LC |
resident (2006) |
6,000–10,000 birds |
A3 |
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor |
LC |
resident (2006) |
4,000–7,000 birds |
A3 |
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens |
LC |
resident (2006) |
8,000–12,000 birds |
A3 |
Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi |
LC |
resident (2006) |
150–300 birds |
A3 |
Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris |
LC |
resident (2006) |
22–40 birds |
A3 |
Spinifexbird Poodytes carteri |
LC |
resident (2006) |
100–200 birds |
A3 |
Painted Finch Emblema pictum |
LC |
resident (2006) |
5,000–10,000 birds |
A3 |
Masked Finch Poephila personata |
LC |
resident (2006) |
100–200 birds |
A3 |
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda |
LC |
resident (2006) |
10,000–15,000 birds |
A3 |
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae |
LC |
resident (2006) |
800–1,200 birds |
A1, A3 |
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 |
good |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Mornington
|
Private Nature Reserve (II) |
100
|
- |
Mornington |
Other Conservation Area (-) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
65 |
Eucalypt low open forests; Eucalypt woodlands; Rainforest & vine thickets |
Grassland |
30 |
Hummock grasslands; Tussock grasslands |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
5 |
Scree & boulders |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary is privately owned and managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy for conservation purposes.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mornington Sanctuary (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mornington-sanctuary-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.