Wollogorang (Australia) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

Wollogorang

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae	VU	breeding (1995–2008)	uncommon	A1, A2
Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi	LC	breeding (1995)	common	A3
Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris	LC	breeding (1995)	common	A3

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	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	major (>10)	Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands
Forest	minor (<10)	Rainforest & vine thickets
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)	Scree & boulders

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	100

Land ownership

Wollogorang and Wentworth Stations; pastoral leases.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wollogorang (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wollogorang-iba-australia on 24/12/2024.