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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
Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster	VU	resident	1970-2008	10 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3
Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens	EN	resident	1970-2008	rare	A1, A2, A3
Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus	VU	resident	1970-2008	10-20 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Paradise Riflebird Lophorina paradisea	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	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%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Austinville 3	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Springbrook	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Austinville 1	Forest Reserve	<1
1967	Mount Warning	National Park	2
1986	Gondwana Rainforests of Australia	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	73
1989	Limpinwood	Nature Reserve	2
1989	Numinbah	Nature Reserve	1
1994	Mount Chinghee	National Park	1
1999	Koreelah	National Park	4
1999	Mebbin	National Park	3
1999	Mount Nothofagus	National Park	2
1999	Mount Clunie	National Park	1
2003	Wollumbin	State Conservation Area	<1
2006	Border Ranges	National Park	23
2008	Austinville 2	Forest Reserve	<1
2009	Wollumbin	National Park	1
2013	Main Range	National Park	22
2016	Lamington	National Park	15
2016	Mount Barney	National Park	13
2016	Springbrook	National Park	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt open forests, Eucalypt tall open forests, Rainforest & vine thickets	major (>10)
Savanna	Eucalypt open woodlands	major (>10)
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Closed shrublands & low closed woodlands, Heath	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Queensland Government and NSW NPWS; small areas of private property (not mapped).

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