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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus	LC	resident (2007–2008)	uncommon	A3
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps	LC	resident (2007–2008)	uncommon	A3
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus	LC	resident (2007–2008)	uncommon	A3
White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor	LC	resident (2007–2008)	uncommon	A3
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens	LC	resident (2007–2008)	common	A3
Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna	LC	resident (2007–2008)	50–100 individuals	A2, A3
Masked Finch Poephila personata	LC	resident (2007–2008)	6–31 individuals	A3
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda	LC	resident (2007–2008)	208–269 individuals	A3
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae	LC	resident (2007–2008)	800–1,000 individuals	A1, A3

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	major (>10)	Tropical eucalypt woodlands & grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

West Australian State government with management the responsibility of the Shire of Wyndham.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wyndham (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wyndham-iba-australia on 13/01/2025.