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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
Baudin's Black-cockatoo Zanda baudinii	CR	non-breeding	2008	60 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Zanda latirostris	EN	resident	2007-2008	30-100 individuals	A1, A3
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A3
Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	LC	resident	1998-2008	rare	A2, A3
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	LC	resident	1998-2008	abundant	A3
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A3
Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata	LC	resident	1998-2008	common	A3
Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	uncommon	A1, A2, A3
Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A3
White-breasted Robin Quoyornis georgianus	LC	resident	1998-2008	frequent	A2, A3
Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata	LC	resident	1998-2008	rare	A2, A3

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>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

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
1913	Stirling Range	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Eucalypt woodlands, Other forests & woodlands	major (>10)
Shrubland	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands, Heath, Other shrublands	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

Western Australian State Government with management the responsibility of the Department of Environment and Conservation.

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