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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
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii	LC	resident	1998-2008	2,000-4,000 individuals	A1, A2

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	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1965	Narrandera	Nature Reserve	<1
2002	Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2010	Murrumbidgee Valley	Regional Park	<1
2010	Murrumbidgee Valley	Nature Reserve	<1
2011	Murrumbidgee Valley	National Park	4

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

Private and NSW state government.

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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 23/11/2024.