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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
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius	LC	resident	1988-2007	uncommon	A1
Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris	NT	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana	NT	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2
Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2
Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A2, A3
Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis	EN	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina	VU	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Bower's Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri	VU	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Pied Monarch Arses kaupi	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A2, A3
Victoria's Riflebird Lophorina victoriae	VU	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	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	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
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	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Rollingstone	Forest Reserve	<1
1988	Wet Tropics of Queensland	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2011	Paluma Range	National Park	86
2013	Girringun	Indigenous Protected Area	33
2014	Paluma Range	Resources Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Rainforest & vine thickets	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Queensland State Government - administered by Dept. of Forests and QPWS.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paluma (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paluma-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.