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:
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 |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Charles Darwin
|
Conservation Reserve (II) |
28 |
- |
Charles Darwin |
Reserve (-) |
29 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Shrubland |
75 |
Acacia shrublands |
Savanna |
22 |
Eucalypt open woodlands |
Grassland |
3 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
80 |
not utilised |
20 |
Charles Darwin Reserve is managed by Bush Heritage Australia, Mount Gibson Station is managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy, unallocated Crown Land is vested in the state government.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Gibson and Charles Darwin (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-gibson-and-charles-darwin-iba-australia on 06/12/2024.