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The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor	LC	breeding	1964	6,300-7,300 individuals	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1964-1967	21,050-24,250 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bokaak (Taongi) Atoll	Other Area	10,697	protected area contains site	484

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bokak Atoll. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bokak-atoll-iba-marshall-islands on 02/10/2023.