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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
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	non-breeding	1996-2006	70 individuals	A1
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea	LC	non-breeding	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata	VU	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1

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
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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
1982	Gobarup N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	1
1982	Baileston B.R	Natural Features Reserve	<1
1982	Rushworth B.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
1982	Pink Cliffs G.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
1998	Rushworth Forest	Reference Area	1
2002	Heathcote-Graytown National Park	National Park	25
2002	Rushworth - Colbinabbin rail line B.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
2002	Spring Creek N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	1
2002	Murchison - Rushworth rail line N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
2006	Waranga H116 B.R.	Natural Features Reserve	1
2006	Redcastle B.R.	Natural Features Reserve	<1
2008	Whroo N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	5
2008	Crosbie N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	4
2008	Spring Plains N.C.R.	Natural Features Reserve	3
2016	Heathcote	National Park	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

Protected areas and state forests are owned and managed by the Victorian state government; the IBA also contains small areas of private land.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rushworth-box-ironbark-region-iba-australia on 22/11/2024.