Staaten River (Australia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Staaten River

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
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius	EN	resident	1992-2004	220-1,000 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens	LC	unknown	1998-2008	common	A3
Masked Finch Poephila personata	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	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	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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
1994	Staaten River	National Park	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Melaleuca forests & woodlands	57
Savanna	Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands	28
Grassland	Tussock grasslands	10
Shrubland	Acacia shrublands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

Queensland State Government

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