Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis | LC | resident | - | present | A2 |
| Chestnut-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula brenchleyi | NT | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
| Pale Mountain-pigeon Gymnophaps solomonensis | LC | resident | - | present | A2 |
| Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki | NT | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
| Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae | NT | resident | - | present | A1, A2 |
| Malaita Myzomela Myzomela malaitae | NT | resident | - | abundant | A1, A2 |
| Malaita Fantail Rhipidura malaitae | VU | resident | - | uncommon | A1, A2 |
| Malaita White-eye Zosterops stresemanni | LC | resident | - | abundant | A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malaita Highlands. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malaita-highlands-iba-solomon-islands on 29/11/2023.
