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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Micronesian Imperial-pigeon Ducula oceanica	VU	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Pohnpei Fruit-dove Ptilinopus ponapensis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Caroline Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei Kingfisher Todiramphus reichenbachii	VU	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus	NT	resident	-	present	A2
Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei Fantail Rhipidura kubaryi	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei Flycatcher Myiagra pluto	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Caroline Reed-warbler Acrocephalus syrinx	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Long-billed White-eye Rukia longirostra	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A2
Citrine White-eye Zosterops semperi	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei White-eye Zosterops ponapensis	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca	LC	resident	-	present	A2
Pohnpei Starling Aplonis pelzelni	CR	resident	2003	< 50 adults	A1, A2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Not assessed	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Pohnpei	Watershed Forest Reserve	5,100	protected area contains site	5,000

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/02/2023.