Puckapunyal (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Puckapunyal

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	1994-2008	11-47 individuals	A1
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	non-breeding	1992-2008	17-400 individuals	A1
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata	VU	resident	1992-2008	40-200 individuals	A1

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	good

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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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
1979	Puckapunyal SS.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
1979	Northwood B.R	Natural Features Reserve	<1
1982	Major Creek SS.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
2005	Mangalore N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved grassland & pasture	30
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral	10
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	100

Land ownership

Federal Government with management by the Department of Defence.

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