Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet


IBA Justification

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
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus VU resident 1997 220-300 individuals A1, A2, A3
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus VU resident 1995 uncommon A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


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 favourable low high
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
Shrubland good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications likely in short term (within 4 years) small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Climate change and severe weather 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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1977 Croajingolong National Park UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 43
1992 Cape Howe Wilderness Zone 19
1997 Nadgee Nature Reserve 54
2013 Croajingolong National Park National Park 43

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Eucalypt open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets major (>10)
Shrubland Heath, Other shrublands major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100

Land ownership
NSW and Victorian State Governments.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nadgee-to-mallacoota-inlet-iba-australia on 23/11/2024.