Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 31,488 hectares (314.88 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | moderate | low | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 23/12/2024.