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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
Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster	LC	breeding	1998-2008	uncommon	A3

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 (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Olangolah Creek	Reference Area	<1
1992	Aire River	Heritage River	1
1996	Stony Creek (Otways)	Reference Area	<1
1996	Parker River	Reference Area	<1
1996	Calder River	Reference Area	<1
1998	Crinoline Creek	Reference Area	<1
2005	Porcupine Creek	Reference Area	<1
2005	Painkalac Creek	Reference Area	<1
2005	Aquila Creek	Reference Area	<1
2012	Great Otway National Park	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt tall open forests, Eucalypt woodlands, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Victorian State Government with management the responsibility of DSE.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Otway Range (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/otway-range-iba-australia on 26/11/2024.