Werrikimbe


Country/territory: Australia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
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Area: 31,488 ha

BirdLife Australia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2019 near favourable low low
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Site summary
The IBA contains one of five extant populations of the vulnerable Rufous Scrub-bird as well as the near threatened Flame Robin at the highest altitudes and the restricted-range Pale-yellow Robin, Paradise Riflebird, Green Catbird and Regent Bowerbird and the biome-restricted Australian Logrunner at lower altitudes.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to Peter Ekert (NSW DEC) for advice on Rufous Scrub-birds.


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