Murrumbidgee Red Gums This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

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
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii LC resident (1998–2008) 2,000–4,000 birds A1, A2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 very poor very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest poor (40–69%) moderate (70–90%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Energy production and mining happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1965 Narrandera Nature Reserve (Ia) <1
2010 Murrumbidgee Valley Regional Park (V) <1
2010 Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve (Ia) <1
2011 Murrumbidgee Valley National Park (II) 4

Habitats

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

Land use

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

Land ownership
Private and NSW state government.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Murrumbidgee Red Gums (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/murrumbidgee-red-gums-iba-australia on 07/12/2024.