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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Rollingstone	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
1988	Wet Tropics of Queensland	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
2011	Paluma Range	National Park (II)	86
2013	Girringun	Indigenous Protected Area (III)	33
2014	Paluma Range	Resources Reserve (VI)	<1

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

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 22/12/2024.