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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
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia	CR	resident	1996-2006	50 individuals	A1
Rockwarbler Origma solitaria	LC	resident	1980-2008	common	A2, A3
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata	VU	resident	1980-2008	uncommon	A1

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 (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Munghorn Gap	Nature Reserve	4
2015	Goulburn River	National Park	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture	major (>10)
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

Largely private land; also protected areas managed by state government (Department of Environment and Climate Change).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mudgee-Wollar (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mudgee-wollar-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.