North Dandalup


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
Baudin's Black-cockatoo Zanda baudinii CR non-breeding 2003-2008 400 individuals A1, A2, A3, A4ii
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris EN non-breeding 1998-2008 uncommon A1, A3
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius LC resident 1998-2008 abundant A3
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus LC resident 1998-2008 uncommon A3
Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans LC resident 1998-2008 uncommon A2, A3
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus LC resident 1998-2008 common A3
Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata LC resident 1998-2008 uncommon A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis LC resident 1998-2008 uncommon A3
White-breasted Robin Quoyornis georgianus LC resident 1998-2008 uncommon A2, A3

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 (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 -

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now whole area/population (>90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Biological resource use 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
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1968 Serpentine National Park 4
1988 North Dandalup Nature Reserve 2

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt woodlands major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry major (>10)
nature conservation and research major (>10)
water management major (>10)

Land ownership
State forests and nature reserves (Department of Environment and Conservation), private ownership (farms and orchards); water catchment (Water Corporation).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Dandalup (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-dandalup-iba-australia on 25/11/2024.