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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
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius	LC	resident (1988–2008)	uncommon	A1
Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris	NT	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana	NT	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2
Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A2, A3
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2
Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus	LC	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis	EN	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri	VU	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina	VU	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii	LC	resident (1998–2008)	common	A2, A3
Bower's Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri	VU	resident (1998–2008)	frequent	A2, A3
Pied Monarch Arses kaupi	LC	resident (1998–2008)	uncommon	A2, A3
Victoria's Riflebird Lophorina victoriae	VU	resident (1998–2008)	common	A2, A3
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito	LC	resident (1998–2008)	abundant	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Messmate	Nature Refuge (VI)	<1
-	Kuranda West	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Kuranda	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Macalister Range	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Gadgarra	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Little Mulgrave	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Gillies Highway	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Mount Fisher	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Alcock	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Japoon	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Tully Falls	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
-	Range View Nature Refuge	Other Conservation Area (-)	<1
-	Murray Upper	National Park (II)	4
1900	Hinchinbrook Island area	Dugong Protection Area (A) (IV)	<1
1987	Townsville / Whitsunday	Marine Park (IV)	1
1988	Wet Tropics of Queensland	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
1994	Meingan Creek	Conservation Park (III)	<1
1999	Hinchinbrook	Fish Habitat Area (A) (VI)	1
2005	Malaan	National Park (II)	<1
2005	Bare Hill	Conservation Park (III)	<1
2005	Kuranda	National Park (Recovery) (II)	<1
2005	Meunga	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Dinden	National Park (Recovery) (II)	<1
2005	Kirrama	National Park (Recovery) (II)	<1
2005	Japoon	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Kuranda	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Alcock	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Cardwell	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Mount Fisher	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2005	Danbulla	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2008	Koombooloomba South	Forest Reserve (VI)	6
2009	Girramay	National Park (II)	4
2010	Koombooloomba	National Park (II)	6
2010	Japoon	National Park (II)	5
2010	Little Mulgrave	National Park (II)	2
2010	Gadgarra	National Park (II)	2
2010	Macalister Range	National Park (II)	1
2010	Barron Gorge	National Park (II)	1
2010	Gadgarra	Forest Reserve (VI)	2
2010	Little Mulgrave	Forest Reserve (VI)	2
2010	Gillies Highway	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2011	Kirrama	National Park (II)	3
2013	Girringun	Indigenous Protected Area (III)	31
2013	Girringun	Indigenous Protected Area (III)	1
2014	Tully Gorge	National Park (II)	12
2014	Dinden	National Park (II)	4
2014	Tully Falls	National Park (II)	3
2014	Mowbray	National Park (II)	1
2014	Bare Hill	Conservation Park (III)	<1
2014	Meingan Creek	Conservation Park (III)	<1
2014	Koombooloomba	Conservation Park (III)	<1
2014	Mowbray	Conservation Park (III)	<1
2015	Girringun	National Park (II)	21
2015	Wooroonooran	National Park (II)	16
2015	Danbulla	National Park (II)	1
2016	Kuranda	National Park (II)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	95	Rainforest & vine thickets
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	95
agriculture	5

State or local government.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wooroonooran (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wooroonooran-iba-australia on 22/12/2024.